In this Supreme Court case, the Lessee of Isaiah Frost and others brought a suit against the Frostburg Coal Company. The plaintiffs argued that they had been wrongfully evicted from their leased property by the defendant company. They claimed that they were entitled to compensation for damages caused by their eviction as well as an injunction preventing further interference with their rights under the lease agreement. The court found in favor of the plaintiff lessees, ruling that they were indeed entitled to both monetary damages and injunctive relief due to wrongful eviction from their leased property. Furthermore, it was determined that any future attempts at interfering with or evicting them would be considered unlawful and subject to legal action on behalf of those affected parties.

In this case, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a contract between Isaiah Frost and his lessees for coal mining operations on his land could be enforced. The majority opinion held that it could not because of the lack of consideration in the agreement. However, Justice Grier dissented from this decision. He argued that there had been sufficient consideration given by both parties to make their agreement valid under law. Specifically, he noted that Frost had granted exclusive rights to mine coal on his property while also providing access roads and other amenities necessary for successful operation; in exchange, the lessees agreed to pay him an annual rent as well as royalties based on production levels. In addition, Grier pointed out that although no money changed hands at signing or during performance of the contract itself, such payment was not required for a binding legal arrangement since valuable services were exchanged instead. Therefore he concluded that there was sufficient evidence of mutuality and consideration present which should have allowed enforcement of their agreement according to its terms