Watson v. Bondurant was a United States Supreme Court case that addressed the issue of whether a state court could enforce a contract that was made in another state. The case involved a dispute between two parties, Watson and Bondurant, over a contract that was made in the state of Virginia. Watson had agreed to pay Bondurant a certain amount of money for the sale of a tract of land in Virginia. Bondurant then sued Watson in the state of Georgia, where Watson resided, to enforce the contract. The Supreme Court held that the state of Georgia could not enforce the contract because it was made in another state. The Court reasoned that the contract was made in Virginia and was therefore subject to the laws of that state. The Court also noted that the contract was not made in Georgia and therefore the state of Georgia had no authority to enforce it. The Court's decision in Watson v. Bondurant established the principle that a state court cannot enforce a contract that was made in another state. This principle has been applied in numerous cases since then and is an important part of contract law in the United States.

Justice Field delivered the dissenting opinion in Watson v. Bondurant, arguing that the majority's decision was contrary to both law and justice. He argued that a contract between two parties should not be set aside unless it is shown to have been obtained by fraud or duress, which had not been established in this case. Furthermore, he noted that there was no evidence of any mistake on either side as to the terms of the agreement or its performance; thus, even if one party had made an error in judgment when entering into it, such a mistake would not render it voidable at law. In addition, Justice Field pointed out that while courts may refuse enforcement of contracts deemed unconscionable due to unequal bargaining power between parties - which did not appear to be present here - they cannot do so merely because one party has received an advantage over another from their bargain without showing some element of fraud or unfairness involved in obtaining consent for it.