Inbusch v. Farwell was a case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1861. The dispute arose from an agreement between Inbusch and Farwell, whereby Inbusch agreed to sell his land for $2,000 with half of the payment due at signing and the other half due one year later. When it came time to make the second payment, Farwell refused to pay on grounds that he had not received title deed as promised by Inbusch. The court found that although there was no written contract between them, their verbal agreement constituted a valid contract under Illinois law and thus held that Farwell must make full payment according to its terms or face legal action for breach of contract. Furthermore, they ruled that if either party failed to perform any part of their obligations then they would be liable for damages caused thereby regardless of whether such failure was intentional or unintentional. Ultimately this decision established important precedent regarding contracts entered into without formal writing requirements being met first; namely that verbal agreements are still legally binding even when certain conditions have not been fulfilled prior thereto

In Busch v. Farwell, the Supreme Court of the United States held that a contract for personal services could not be enforced against an individual in equity. The majority opinion was written by Chief Justice Taney and joined by Justices Nelson, Grier, Clifford, and Davis. In his dissent to this decision, Justice Curtis argued that contracts for personal services should be enforceable in equity if they are fair and reasonable when made. He noted that courts have long recognized such contracts as valid under certain circumstances; thus he concluded that it would be unjust to deny enforcement of them altogether simply because they involve personal service rather than goods or money. Furthermore, he reasoned that denying equitable relief would leave individuals with no remedy at all since damages were inadequate compensation for breach of such agreements due to their unique nature.