Preston v. Preston was a United States Supreme Court case that dealt with the issue of a husband's right to control his wife's property. The case involved a dispute between a husband and wife over the ownership of certain property. The husband, William Preston, had purchased the property in question with his own funds, but his wife, Mary Preston, claimed that the property was hers. The Supreme Court held that the husband had the right to control his wife's property, and that the wife had no right to claim ownership of the property. The Court also held that the husband had the right to dispose of the property as he saw fit. The Court further held that the wife had no right to interfere with the husband's control of the property. The Court's decision established the principle that a husband has the right to control his wife's property, and that a wife has no right to interfere with the husband's control of the property.

In the case of Preston v. Preston, Justice Field delivered a dissenting opinion in which he argued that the court should not have reversed its earlier decision on this matter. He noted that when the original judgment was rendered, it had been based upon an agreement between both parties and their counsel to settle all matters related to alimony payments and other financial issues arising from their divorce. Furthermore, Justice Field argued that since no new evidence or facts had been presented since then, there was no reason for the Court to reverse its prior ruling and disturb what had already been agreed upon by both parties. He concluded by stating his belief that such a reversal would be unfair to one party over another without any justifiable cause or legal basis for doing so.