In the Meyer et al. v. Kenmore Granville Hotel Co. et al., 1935, the U.S Supreme Court ruled on a case involving a dispute over property rights and lease agreements between hotel owners and tenants in Chicago, Illinois. The plaintiffs were lessees of certain premises owned by defendants who sought to terminate their leases due to alleged violations of specific covenants within them - particularly those related to maintaining decorum and orderliness in the leased premises which was being used as a tavern or saloon at that time. The lower court had granted an injunction against eviction but this decision was reversed by higher courts leading up to the Supreme Court appeal where it was held that there existed no grounds for equity jurisdiction because adequate remedy could be obtained through law itself i.e., damages from breach of contract if any occurred.

In the dissenting opinion for Meyer et al. v. Kenmore Granville Hotel Co. et al., Justice Stone argued that the majority's decision to uphold a lower court ruling, which held hotel owners liable for injuries sustained by an invitee due to negligence of independent contractors, was incorrect and inconsistent with established legal principles. He contended that it is not customary or reasonable to hold property owners responsible for the actions of independent contractors they hire unless there is evidence of direct control or supervision over their work methods and procedures. In this case, he believed there was no such evidence presented in relation to the hotel company’s relationship with its elevator maintenance contractor whose alleged negligence led to plaintiff's injury.