In the case of William C. Pease v. John Peck, Surviving Partner of the Firm of Peck and Walton, Pease brought an action against Peck for a breach of contract in which he alleged that he had purchased goods from the firm at a certain price but was not paid for them as promised. The court found that there was no evidence to support this claim and dismissed it on grounds that there were no sufficient facts presented to establish any agreement between the parties or any consideration given by either party in exchange for such an agreement. Furthermore, they held that even if such an agreement did exist, it would be unenforceable due to lack of consideration since neither party gave anything up or received anything in return when entering into said contract. As a result, judgment was entered in favor of Peck with costs assessed against Pease

In the case of William C. Pease v. John Peck, surviving partner of the firm of Peck and Walton, Justice McLean delivered a dissenting opinion in which he argued that there was no evidence to support the court's decision that Mr. Pease had not fulfilled his contract with Peck and Walton for goods sold by them on credit. He believed that it was clear from all available evidence that Mr. Pease had paid for these goods as agreed upon in their contract; however, due to an oversight or mistake made by one of the parties involved in this transaction, proper documentation could not be produced to prove payment had been made at the time when it should have been done according to law. Therefore, Justice McLean concluded that justice demanded a reversal of judgment against Mr. Pease so he would receive full compensation for his losses incurred through this unfortunate situation caused by no fault or negligence on his part whatsoever but rather due solely to an error committed either by himself or another party involved in this matter without any malicious intent behind it whatsoever