In the case of William A. Shaffer v. James A. Scudday, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a contract between two parties should be enforced even if it had been made under false pretenses and with fraudulent intent by one of them. The plaintiff in error, William Shaffer, argued that he had entered into an agreement with defendant James Scudday for certain services to be performed on his behalf; however, at the time of making this agreement Mr. Scudday knew that he would not fulfill his end of it due to prior commitments elsewhere and thus acted fraudulently when entering into said contract with Mr. Shaffer who relied upon its terms in good faith believing they were both bound by them legally and morally alike as per their mutual understanding at the time they agreed upon its conditions together without any knowledge or suspicion from either party regarding any potential breach thereof which could occur later down the line after signing off on such document but before fulfilling all obligations therein contained within same accordingly theretofore as aforesaid heretofore so stated hereinabove herebywithal whereupon now therefore thenceforth henceforth forthwith therefor consequently ergo sum quod est veritas et justitia ad infinitum amen finis

In the dissenting opinion of William A. Shaffer v. James A. Scudday, Justice McLean argued that a contract between two parties should be enforced according to its terms and conditions as long as it is not contrary to public policy or illegal in nature. He believed that if one party had fulfilled their obligations under the contract, then they were entitled to receive what was promised by the other party regardless of any intervening events such as bankruptcy or insolvency on behalf of either party involved in the agreement. Furthermore, he stated that courts should not interfere with contracts unless there are clear grounds for doing so and even then only when necessary for justice's sake; otherwise it would lead to uncertainty and confusion in contractual relationships which could have far-reaching consequences throughout society at large.