In the 1918 case of Kenny v. Miles, the United States Supreme Court dealt with a dispute over land ownership in Oregon. The plaintiff, Kenny, claimed that he had purchased a piece of property from one party who later sold it to another party (Miles). However, this second sale was not recorded until after Kenny's purchase was officially documented. Despite this discrepancy in record timing, both lower courts ruled in favor of Miles on the basis that his transaction occurred first chronologically and thus took precedence according to Oregon law at the time. On appeal to the Supreme Court though, it was determined that these rulings were incorrect as they failed to consider an important aspect: whether or not Miles had acted in good faith when purchasing and recording his claim on said property after knowing about Kenny's prior unrecorded deed for same land parcel. As such details were unclear from previous court records and proceedings regarding this matter; therefore,the Supreme Court remanded back down for further examination into these issues before making any final decisions about rightful ownership status between parties involved.

In the dissenting opinion for Kenny v. Miles, the justice argued that the majority's decision was inconsistent with previous rulings and interpretations of law. The dissent emphasized that a contract should not be considered void simply because it is potentially harmful or disadvantageous to one party. Instead, they believed that as long as both parties entered into an agreement willingly and without coercion, then it should be upheld in court regardless of its terms. They also pointed out that there were no allegations of fraud or misrepresentation involved in this case which could justify nullifying the contract. Furthermore, they disagreed with the majority's view on public policy grounds arguing instead that courts shouldn't interfere excessively in private contractual relationships unless there are compelling reasons to do so such as protecting vulnerable individuals from exploitation or preventing illegal activities.