Welch v. Lindo was a case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1812. The dispute arose from a contract between William Welch and John Lindo, two merchants of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In their agreement, Welch agreed to pay for goods purchased from Lindo with his own notes or those of another person who had endorsed them as security for payment. However, when it came time to make payment on the notes issued by Welch's endorser, he refused to do so due to an alleged breach of warranty made by Lindo regarding some of the goods purchased under the contract. The Supreme Court held that while there may have been a breach in warranty on behalf of Lindo regarding certain items within the purchase order, this did not excuse Welch from fulfilling his obligations under their original agreement since he had already accepted delivery and possession over all items included therein prior to any such breach occurring. As such they found that both parties were liable according to their respective contractual duties and ordered each party bear its own costs incurred during litigation proceedings

In the case of Welch v. Lindo, Chief Justice Marshall delivered a dissenting opinion in which he argued that the Court should not have granted an injunction against Mr. Lindo for his alleged breach of contract with Mrs. Welch because there was no evidence to support her claim that she had been damaged by such a breach. He further argued that even if it were assumed that Mr. Lindo had breached his agreement with Mrs. Welch, granting an injunction would be inappropriate since it is generally accepted practice to award damages rather than injunctions when contracts are broken and this would set a dangerous precedent for other cases involving similar circumstances where parties may seek injunctions instead of damages as remedies for breaches of contract without any proof or evidence being presented to demonstrate actual damage caused by such breaches occurring in those cases as well.