John Goodtitle, ex dem. John Pollard, William Pollard (deceased), John Fowler and Harriet (his wife, late Harriet Pollard), Henry P. Ensign and Phebe (his wife, late Phebe Pollard), George Huggins and Louisa (his wife, late Louisa Pollard) Joseph Case and Eliza (his wife, late Eliza Pollard) - the heirs of William Pollards - brought a case to the Supreme Court against Gaius Kibbe. The plaintiffs argued that they were entitled to certain real estate in Connecticut which had been owned by their ancestor Thomas Stanton before his death in 1677; however Kibbe claimed he was the rightful owner due to an alleged deed from Stanton's widow Elizabeth dated 1702. After careful consideration of both sides' arguments it was determined that there was no evidence proving Elizabeth ever executed such a deed or transferred her rights over the property as she never appeared on any records after 1680 when she remarried another man. As such it was ruled that Kibbes claim could not be sustained and thus ownership of said land reverted back to its original owners: The heirs of William pollards.

In the case of John Goodtitle, et al. v. Gaius Kibbe, the dissenting opinion was that a deed from William Pollard to his children should be considered valid and binding even though it had not been recorded in accordance with state law at the time of its execution. The majority opinion held that since it had not been properly recorded, it could not be enforced as a legal contract between parties; however, Justice McLean dissented on this point and argued that there were sufficient facts present to show an intention by both parties to enter into a legally binding agreement which should have been recognized by the court regardless of whether or not it was officially registered according to statute. He further noted that if such agreements were invalidated simply because they lacked proper registration then many innocent individuals would suffer unjustly due to their lack of knowledge regarding technicalities surrounding recording laws.