A report of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott vs. John F. A. Sandford, December term, 1856
By: by Benjamin C. Howard.
Contributors: Scott, Dred, 1809-1858.; Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 7-1857.; Howard, Benjamin C. 1791-1872.
Publisher: D. Appleton & Co.
Published: 1857
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 633
Subjects: Scott, Dred, 1809-1858 -- Trials, litigation, etc; Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 7-1857 -- Trials, litigation, etc; Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States; Slavery -- Legal status of slaves in free states; African Americans -- Civil rights
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc.
Notes: Reprinted from the Reports of the United States Supreme Court.
"This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of Missouri. It was an action of trespass vi et armis instituted in the Circuit Court by Scott against Sandford"--p. 396.