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Ogden, Plaintiff in Error, against Saunders, Defendant in Error U.S. 213 (1827)

handle is hein.slavery/ussccases0152 and id is 1 raw text is: OF THE UNITED STATES. divided in opinion upon the question as to the amount of 1827. the security bond, to be given by the party applying for a \ writ of error, whether the amount of the bond ought to be Ogden V. sufficient to cover the whole debt, or only for the costs and Saunde- increased damages on the party failing to prosecute his writ of error with effect. Whereupon the division of opinions was certified to this Court, under the 6th section of the Judiciary Act of the 29th April, 1802, ch. 291. The cause was argued by Mr. Eaton for the plaintiff, and Jan. 17tIh. by Mr. White for the defendant. THIs CouRT was of opinion, that it had nojurisdiction of the question on which the opinions of the judges of -the Circuit Court were opposed, the division of opinions having trisen after the decision of the cause in that Court. Certificate accordingly LCO NSTITUIONAL LA'..j OGDEN, Plaintiff in Error, against SAUNDERs, Defendant n Error. The power of Congress to establish uniform laws on tli. subject ot bankruptcies throughout the United States. does not exclude, the right of the States to legislate on the same subject, except when thepower is actually exercised by Congress, and lie S.:te 1,ws conflict with those of Congress. A bankrupt or insolvent las of any State, which discharges both th. person of the debtor, and his future acquisitions of property, Is not -' a law impairing the obligation of contracts, so far as iespects debts contracted subsequent to the passage of such law. \ But a certificate of discharge, under such a law, cannot be pleaded in bar of an action brought by a citizen of another State, in the Courts of the lnited States, or of any other State than that where the discharge was obtained. ERROR to the Distnct Court of Lo.imana. This wai an action tf assumpsit, brougi, in the Court be- 213

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