Cyril C. Tyler and his wife Sarah P. Tyler appealed a decision made by the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Columbia in their case against George N. Black. The Tylers had brought suit against Black to recover damages for an alleged breach of contract, claiming that he had failed to pay them $2,000 as agreed upon in a written agreement between them and him. The Circuit Court dismissed their claim on grounds that it was not supported by sufficient evidence; however, they argued before the Supreme Court that there was enough proof presented at trial to support their position and requested reversal of this ruling so they could receive compensation from Black for his breach of contract with them. Ultimately, after considering both sides’ arguments carefully, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment rendered by lower court due to lack of evidence supporting Tylers' claims against Black regarding payment owed under contractual agreement between parties involved

In the case of Cyril C. Tyler and his wife, Sarah P. Tyler v. George N. Black, the dissenting opinion was that a deed given to Mr. Black by Mrs. Tyler should be considered valid despite her husband's lack of knowledge or consent in regards to it as he had previously abandoned their marriage and left her without any means of support for herself or their children at the time she gave away this property in question; therefore, it could not be said that she acted with malicious intent when signing over this land to Mr. Black as an act of desperation due to her dire circumstances at the time nor did she have any other choice but to do so if she wanted some form of financial security for herself and family members who were dependent on her care during such a difficult period in their lives together as husband and wife before they parted ways permanently thereafter