In the case of Isaac S. Bowman and George W.S. Bowman, Brinker and Mary (formerly Mary Bowman), Rebecca Bowman, Albert T Burnley vs Athanasius Wathen and the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Jeffersonville, two brothers brought a suit on behalf of their sisters who were minors under 21 years old against a man named Athanasius Wathen as well as the mayor and common council for Jeffersonville city. The details surrounding this case are unknown but it is clear that there was some dispute between all parties involved which led to legal action being taken in order to resolve it.

In the case of Isaac S. Bowman and George W.S. Bowman, Brinker and Mary (his wife formerly Mary Bowman), Rebecca Bowman (infants under 21 years of age) and Albert T Burnley v Athanasius Wathen and Mayor & Common Council of City of Jeffersonville, the dissenting opinion argued that a court should not be able to interfere with an act passed by a legislative body unless it is unconstitutional or illegal in some way as this would undermine their authority. The dissenters believed that since there was no evidence presented to show any illegality or unconstitutionality on behalf of the defendants, then they should have been allowed to proceed with their actions without interference from the courts. They also argued that if such interference were allowed then it could lead to dangerous precedents being set which would ultimately weaken our system of government as we know it today.