Nathan Clifford

“ Notions in arrest at common law were made after verdict and before judgment, and it is quite clear that the refusal to grant such a motion after judgment, in case where the finding of the Circuit Court is general, cannot be regarded as a ruling made in the progress of the trial.
Nothing remains to be considered except the requests for rulings presented by the defendant before judgment. ”

“ That the alleged contract, if not actually void, was an executory agreement, and as such was terminated by the war.
3d. That the alleged contract, if otherwise valid, was too indefinite to be executed. ”