Charles F. Hozey and William Buchanan were involved in a dispute that reached the United States Supreme Court. The case centered around an agreement between the two parties, wherein Hozey agreed to pay Buchanan $1,000 for his services as a surveyor of certain lands in Ohio. However, after completing his work, Buchanan was not paid by Hozey and thus sued him for breach of contract. The lower court found in favor of Buchanan and awarded him damages totaling $2,500 plus costs; however this decision was appealed by Hozey to the Supreme Court who reversed it on grounds that there had been no consideration given from either party at the time they entered into their agreement - meaning neither side had exchanged anything valuable or promised any performance before making their deal - which is necessary under law for a valid contract to exist.

In the case of Charles F. Hozey v. William Buchanan, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a state court had jurisdiction over an action brought by a citizen of one state against another in which it was alleged that property belonging to the plaintiff had been wrongfully taken and converted into money by the defendant while he resided in another state. The majority opinion held that such actions were not within the jurisdiction of any particular State, but rather fell under federal law as they involved citizens from different states and thus should be heard at a federal level. However, Justice McLean dissented on this point arguing that since no specific provision existed for such cases under federal law then it would be inappropriate for them to assume authority over matters traditionally left up to individual States without express congressional authorization or direction. He further argued that if Congress did intend for these types of cases to fall under their purview then they should have provided clear guidance on how they should proceed instead leaving it open-ended as is currently done with other areas like admiralty laws where there are well established procedures already in place.