In the case of Joel Wright v. Schuyler H. Mattison, the Supreme Court was asked to determine whether a contract between two parties could be enforced when one party had failed to fulfill their obligations under that contract. The plaintiff in error, Joel Wright, argued that he had entered into an agreement with defendant Schuyler H. Mattison wherein he agreed to pay for certain goods and services provided by Mattison over a period of time; however, after making some payments on his debt, Wright stopped paying altogether and refused to make any further payments despite repeated demands from Mattison for payment in full. In response, the court held that although it is true that contracts must be performed according to their terms or else they are voidable at either party's discretion; however here there were no grounds for rescission as neither party was found guilty of fraud or misrepresentation during formation of said contract nor did either breach its terms prior to performance being due - thus leaving both parties bound by its original terms until such time as all obligations have been fulfilled on both sides per those same contractual stipulations.

In the case of Joel Wright v. Schuyler H. Mattison, Justice McLean delivered a dissenting opinion in which he argued that the plaintiff was entitled to recover damages for breach of contract from the defendant. He reasoned that since there had been an agreement between them and it had been broken by the defendant, then it should be enforced as any other contract would be. Furthermore, he noted that even though there were some ambiguities in their agreement, they could have easily been clarified if either party had taken steps to do so before entering into it; thus making this situation one where both parties should bear responsibility for their actions and not just one side or another. In conclusion, Justice McLean believed that justice demanded a recovery on behalf of Mr Wright due to his losses incurred through no fault of his own but rather because of a mistake made by both parties when forming their contractual agreement with each other.