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 versus John F.A. Sandford.
Subtitle: December term, 1856.
By: By Benjamin C. Howard, from the nineteenth volume of Howard's Reports.
Contributors: Scott, Dred, 1809-1858.; Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 7-1857.; Howard, Benjamin C. 1791-1872.; Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress); John Cabell Breckinridge Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress); John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: C. Wendell, printer
Published: 1857
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Scott, Dred, 1809-1858.; Slavery -- United States.
Notes: Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
"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. [3].
The points considered in the Supreme court were: Negro citizenship, jurisdiction of the Circuit court and the Missouri compromise act.