1 mars 1857 - Dred Scott v. Sanford case

Description:

Who:
Dred Scott
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
John Sanford
What:
Supreme court case
When:
Argued February 11–14, 1856
Reargued December 15–18, 1856
Decided March 6, 1857
Where:
Scott originally lived in Missouri but spent time in New York
Why:
Scott was a slave owned by John Sanford
Scott was originally kept in Missouri, a slave state, but was kept in New York for some time
Scott sued Sanford and lost his case
Scott’s lawyer appealed to the supreme court