The United States Ex Rel.tione Richard R. Crawford v. Henry Addison was a Supreme Court case in which the plaintiff, Richard R. Crawford, sought to recover damages from the defendant, Henry Addison for breach of contract and fraudulently obtaining money from him while acting as his agent in purchasing land on behalf of Crawford's father-in-law who had died intestate leaving no will or estate administrator appointed by law. The court held that although there was evidence that Addison had acted improperly and with fraudulent intent when he accepted payment for services not rendered, it could not be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he intended to defraud Crawford at the time of entering into their agreement; therefore, they found in favor of the defendant and denied recovery for damages incurred by Mr.Crawford due to this transaction .

In the United States Ex Rel.tione Richard R. Crawford v Henry Addison, the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a state court could issue an injunction against a federal officer in order to prevent him from executing his duties under federal law. The majority opinion held that such injunctions were not permissible and that any attempt by a state court to interfere with or impede the execution of federal laws would be unconstitutional. However, Justice Grier dissented from this ruling and argued that while it may be true that states cannot pass laws which conflict with those of Congress, they should still have some power over their own officers when enforcing federal statutes within their borders. He further argued that if states are completely powerless in these matters then there is no incentive for them to cooperate with Congress in carrying out its will as expressed through legislation passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by the President. In conclusion, Justice Grier believed it was important for states to retain some control over how their officers enforce federal laws within their boundaries so as not to undermine cooperation between state governments and the national government on matters concerning enforcement of congressional acts