Berry v. . Haines

No argument was made in the case. The act "to suspend executions for a limited time" was brought under the judgment of this Court in consequence of an application on the part of the debtor to obtain the benefit of the stay.

The application was rejected on the principle that the act in allowing such stay impaired the obligation of contracts, and thereby violated the Constitution of the United States.

It was not intended by Jones v. Crittenden, ante, 55, to anticipate any legal consequences which might appertain to those cases where the suspension had already been effected, further than to…