Mr Justice JOHNSON delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case comes up from the Louisiana district, by writ of error, to reverse a judgment obtained there by Smith vs. Clay.
Smith, is a citizen of Kentucky, and Clay, of Louisiana; and the action was brought to recover a debt incurred in the year 1808.
Clay's defence rests upon the validity of a discharge obtained in a court of the state, under a law of the state, in the year 1811. The plea...
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