Elizabeth Davis, administratrix of John H. Davis, brought a case against Alexander Braden in the Supreme Court. The dispute was over an unpaid debt that had been assigned to Elizabeth from her deceased husband's estate. She argued that she should be able to collect on the debt as it had been legally transferred to her upon his death and therefore could not be voided by any other party or agreement between them prior to his passing away. The court agreed with Elizabeth and ruled in her favor, allowing for collection of the full amount due plus interest accrued since its original assignment date. This ruling established precedent for future cases involving debts being passed down through estates after a debtor has died; creditors are still entitled to payment even if there were agreements made before their death which may have affected repayment terms or amounts owed at one point in time but no longer apply afterwards due to changes in circumstances such as death of either party involved.

In the case of Elizabeth Davis, Administratrix of John H. Davis v. Alexander Braden, the Supreme Court was tasked with determining whether a contract between two parties could be enforced despite one party's death before it was fulfilled. The majority opinion held that such contracts were not enforceable and thus denied relief to Mrs. Davis as administratrix for her deceased husband's estate against Mr. Braden who had failed to fulfill his contractual obligations prior to Mr. Davis' death; however, Justice McLean dissented from this decision on the grounds that there is no legal principle which would prevent enforcement of such contracts in cases where performance has been partially completed by both parties or when only one party remains alive at time of suit being brought forth by an executor or administrator acting on behalf of a decedent’s estate . He argued that if either partial performance has occurred or if only one party remained alive then justice should be served and relief granted accordingly regardless if the other contracting party had died prior to full completion since they are still legally bound under their agreement until discharged according to law