In the case of William R. Hanson, Joseph L. Moss, Isaac Phillips, Joseph M. Moss and David Samuel v Lessee of John H. Eustace, the plaintiffs argued that they were entitled to a portion of land in Pennsylvania as part of an agreement made with their father before his death in 1820. The lessee argued that he had purchased the land from another party and was therefore not obligated to honor any prior agreements regarding its ownership or use rights by other parties such as those claimed by the plaintiffs’ father at his deathbed. The Supreme Court ultimately sided with the lessee on this matter due to lack of evidence presented by the plaintiffs proving their claim over said property rights against those held by others who may have acquired them through purchase or otherwise after their father's passing away without leaving behind sufficient documentation for proof thereof .

In the case of William R. Hanson, Joseph L. Moss, Isaac Phillips, Joseph M. Moss and David Samuel v Lessee of John H. Eustace, the dissenting opinion argued that a lessee should not be held liable for damages caused by an act done in good faith on his own land which had been leased to him from another party without any express agreement as to such liability being included in the lease contract between them. The dissenters believed that when parties enter into a contract they are bound only by its terms and conditions unless otherwise specified or agreed upon; thus it was unfair to hold a lessee responsible for damages resulting from acts done on their own property where no such agreement existed between them and their lessor regarding responsibility for said damages. Furthermore, since there was no evidence presented at trial indicating bad faith or negligence on behalf of the lessees with respect to this matter then it would have been unjustified to impose liability upon them regardless of whether or not an express agreement concerning same had been made prior to entering into the lease contract itself