Supreme Court of the United States March 13, 1827 (Ogden v. Saunders)

The learned judges delivered their opinions as follows c

Mr. Justice Washington.

The first and most important point to be decided in this cause turns essentially upon the question, whether the obligation of a contract is impaired by a State bankrupt or insolvent law, which discharges the person and the future acquisitions of the debtor from his liability under a contract entered into in that