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In the case of Hafemann v. Gross, 1905, the U.S Supreme Court dealt with a dispute over land ownership and property rights. The plaintiff, Hafemann, claimed that he had purchased a piece of land from Gross under an agreement that allowed him to pay in installments over time. However, before he could finish making all payments as per their contract terms, Gross sold the same property to another party who was unaware of this prior arrangement between Hafemann and Gross. When Hafemann discovered this sale to a third party while still believing himself entitled to full ownership upon completion of his payment plan with Gross; he sued for breach of contract and sought enforcement of his original purchase agreement. The court ruled in favor of Hafeman stating that even though legal title remained with the seller until all payments were made (as is common practice), equitable title or beneficial interest passed onto buyer immediately after signing such installment contracts unless explicitly stated otherwise within them - thereby protecting buyers' interests against sellers' potential fraudulent actions like double selling etc., which happened here.
The Hafemann v. Gross case does not have a publicly available dissenting opinion recorded in the annals of U.S Supreme Court history, making it impossible to provide a summary for such. It's important to note that not all cases will have dissenting opinions as they only occur when there is disagreement among the justices about the majority decision.