In the case of Mary Fort Adams, Administratrix of John Hagan, Jun., Deceased v. John S. Preston and Caroline M. Preston His Wife, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a deed executed by an infant heir could be enforced against them after they had reached majority age. The court found that although infants are not bound by contracts made during their minority years, if they accept benefits from such contracts then it is binding on them when they reach adulthood. In this particular case, the Prestons accepted money from Hagan's estate which was paid out under a contract signed while he was still an infant; therefore the court held that as adults they were bound to fulfill their obligations under said contract and pay back what had been received in benefit from it before reaching majority age.

In the case of Mary Fort Adams, Administratrix of John Hagan, Jun., Deceased v. John S. Preston and Caroline M. Preston his wife, the dissenting opinion was that a contract between two parties should be enforced even if it is not in writing or signed by both parties as long as there is sufficient evidence to prove its existence and terms. The dissent argued that verbal contracts are just as valid and binding under law as written ones; therefore, when one party has performed their part of an agreement made verbally with another party then they have fulfilled their legal obligation regardless of whether or not the other party has done so too. Furthermore, it was argued that since there were witnesses present at the time this particular agreement was made who could testify to its contents then it should be considered legally enforceable despite being oral rather than written down on paper and signed by both sides involved in making said agreement.