The United States appealed a case involving Etienne Alphonso Boisdore, Laurent Boisdore, Sidney Boisdore, Mathilde and Alerine Nicolas (widow of Manuel Fabre Danony), Caroline Nicolas, Elise Nicolas, Joseph Manuel de Labarre and Delphine Victoire de Labarre. The dispute was over the title to certain lands in Louisiana that had been granted by Spain prior to its cession to France in 1800. The Supreme Court held that the grantees were entitled to the land as they had acquired it from Spain before it was ceded back to France. Furthermore, since there was no evidence of any fraud or misrepresentation on their part when acquiring the land from Spain nor did they have knowledge of any such fraud or misrepresentation at the time; therefore their claim should be recognized under Spanish law which governed this transaction.

In the dissenting opinion of this case, Justice Daniel argued that the United States had no right to bring suit against Etienne Alphonso Boisdore and his family. He believed that since they were citizens of France, they should not be subject to American laws or courts. Furthermore, he argued that even if their citizenship was in question at the time of purchase, it did not matter because they had been living on land owned by a French citizen for many years prior to its sale. Additionally, Justice Daniel pointed out that there was no evidence presented during trial which showed any attempt by either party to change their status from French citizens into American ones before entering into an agreement with each other. Therefore, he concluded that the lower court's decision should stand and dismissed all claims brought forth by the United States against Etienne Alphonso Boisdore and his family members.