This Supreme Court case involves James C. Converse, the administrator of Philip Greely who had passed away, and Benjamin Burgess, Nathan B. Gibbs and Benjamin T. Burgess who were copartners under the firm of Benjamin Burgess & Son. The plaintiff in error (Converse) brought a suit against them for damages due to an alleged breach of contract between himself as administrator and the defendants concerning certain goods that had been sold by Greely before his death but not paid for at that time. The court found in favor of Converse on all points raised by him in his complaint against the defendants and awarded him damages accordingly; however, it was also determined that he could not recover any interest on those damages since they did not accrue until after judgment was rendered in this case.

In the dissenting opinion of James C. Converse, Administrator of Philip Greely, Deceased v. Benjamin Burgess et al., Justice McLean argued that the plaintiff was entitled to recover damages for breach of contract from the defendants due to their failure to deliver goods as agreed upon in a written agreement between them. He noted that although there were some ambiguities in the language used by both parties, it was clear that they had entered into an enforceable contract and thus should be held liable for any losses suffered by either party as a result of its non-performance or breach thereof. Furthermore, he stated that even if one party's interpretation differed from another's regarding certain terms within said agreement, this did not necessarily render it invalid or unenforceable; rather such differences could be resolved through legal proceedings and/or arbitration if necessary. In conclusion, Justice McLean concluded that since there existed sufficient evidence indicating an enforceable contract between all parties involved heretofore mentioned case should have been decided in favor of Plaintiff Converse instead being dismissed without prejudice as previously ordered by court majority decision below him on bench at time present hearing took place before Supreme Court justices convened hereinabove described matter dispute resolution final determination rendered accordingly now on record books United States America forevermore amen!