In Llewellyn Price, Jr., for the use of Daniel W. Gaulley v. Martha A. Sessions, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a deed from an infant heir should be held valid and binding in court proceedings. The plaintiff argued that since infants are not legally capable of entering into contracts or making legal decisions, any contract they enter into is voidable at their discretion upon reaching adulthood; however, the defendant contended that because she had acted in good faith when accepting the deed from an infant heir without knowledge of his age or incapacity to make such agreements, it should remain valid and binding on him as an adult. After considering both sides’ arguments carefully, the Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of Martha A. Sessions and declared her deed with Llewellyn Price Jr., as a minor child still legally valid and enforceable by law even after he reached adulthood due to her lack of knowledge regarding his age or capacity at time of signing agreement..

In this case, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a deed of trust executed by Martha A. Sessions in favor of Llewellyn Price Jr., for the use of Daniel W. Gaulley, should be enforced as written or if it should be modified due to an alleged mistake made by Sessions when signing the document. The majority opinion held that because there was no evidence presented that showed any fraud or misrepresentation on behalf of either party, and since both parties had agreed upon all terms prior to execution, then the deed must stand as is without modification. However, Justice McLean dissented from this decision arguing that even though there may not have been any fraud present in this particular case, courts still possess inherent power to modify contracts where mistakes are found and such modifications would serve justice better than enforcing them strictly according to their literal terms. He further argued that allowing contract modifications under these circumstances would help prevent injustice rather than cause it and thus should be allowed whenever necessary