Adam L. Mills brought a case against Simeon Stoddard, Curtis Stoddard and Daniel Stoddard (citizens of Indiana), Joseph Bunnell and Lucy Bunnell (his wife, citizens of New York), Jonas Foster and Lavinia Foster (his wife, citizens of Ohio), Lucy Hoxie (a citizen of New York) and Daniel Morgan and Arva Morgan (his wife, citizens of New York). The Supreme Court heard the case in 1850. The outcome is unknown as no opinion was issued by the court.

In the case of Adam L. Mills v. Simeon Stoddard et al., the dissenting opinion argued that a deed from one party to another should be considered valid if it is signed and acknowledged by both parties, regardless of whether or not it was recorded in accordance with state law at the time. The majority opinion held that such deeds must be recorded in order for them to be legally binding, but this dissent disagreed on grounds that recording laws are meant only as a protection against fraud and do not necessarily invalidate an otherwise legitimate transaction between two parties who have agreed upon its terms. Furthermore, they argued that requiring all transactions to comply with recording laws would lead to unnecessary delays and costs which could potentially harm innocent purchasers like Mills who had no knowledge of any potential issues regarding their purchase agreement.