In the case of Friederichsen v. Renard, 1917, the U.S Supreme Court was tasked with determining whether a contract for personal services could be enforced by specific performance. The dispute arose when Mr. Friederichsen contracted to write and illustrate a book on behalf of Mr. Renard's company but failed to deliver as promised due to his death before completion of the work. His executor refused to complete or pay for the unfinished work arguing that it was impossible because only Friederichsen had unique skills required for this task. The court ruled in favor of Renard stating that contracts involving personal services cannot be specifically enforced since they involve individual skill or talent which is not transferable upon death or incapacity; hence making it impossible for another person (executor) to perform such duties satisfactorily as per original agreement terms. This ruling established an important principle in contract law: specific performance cannot be ordered if doing so would require someone else other than originally agreed party - who possesses unique skills/talents -to fulfill contractual obligations.

In the dissenting opinion for Friederichsen v. Renard, the justice argued that there was no legal basis to deny Mrs. Friederichsen her rightful inheritance from Mr. Renard's estate based on their prenuptial agreement which stipulated she would not make any claims against his property after his death. The justice believed that this agreement should have been considered null and void because it was made under duress; Mrs. Friederichsen had signed it just before their wedding, without fully understanding its implications or having independent legal counsel present to advise her of her rights and potential consequences of signing such an agreement. Furthermore, he pointed out that at the time when this contract was made, women were often in a disadvantaged position due to societal norms and expectations regarding marriage contracts and property rights within marriage - factors which could have influenced Mrs.Friederichsen's decision-making process at the time.