In the 1896 case of Peck v. Heurich, the United States Supreme Court dealt with a dispute over property rights and inheritance laws. The plaintiff, Peck, was an executor of his father's estate who claimed that he had been wrongfully deprived of certain properties by Heurich. These properties were part of a trust established under his father's will for the benefit of his mother during her lifetime and then to be distributed among surviving children upon her death. However, before she died, Peck’s mother married Heurich who subsequently claimed ownership over these properties after her death based on marital rights. The court ruled in favor of Peck stating that although marriage usually confers certain property rights to spouses; in this particular instance it did not apply as these assets were specifically designated for distribution amongst heirs post the life interest held by their mother according to terms set out in their father’s will. Therefore they remained part of the original estate rather than becoming personal possessions subject to spousal claims through marriage.

The dissenting opinion in the case of Peck v. Heurich, 1896, was not specified or recorded. The Supreme Court's decision was unanimous and did not include a dissenting view from any justice on the bench at that time. Therefore, there is no available summary for a dissenting opinion for this particular case as it does not exist.