Upon arriving back in St. Louis, Dr. Emerson became suddenly ill and later passed away leaving Scott and his family under the control of Emerson’s wife, Irene. In 1846, Dred and Harriet decided to sue Mrs. Em

erson for their freedom in the St. Louis Circuit Court. In 1847, Scott lost his case to Mrs. Emerson but was given the opportunity to refile his suit. Three years later in 1850, the jury decided that the Scott’s deserved to be free due to their years spent in the free territories. But this did not bring the entire case to an end. At this time in history, slaves were considered valuable property, and as Mrs. Emerson did not want to lose such a thing, she decided to appeal the Circuit Court’s decision to the Missouri Supreme Court. There in 1852, the Supreme Court overruled the original Circuit Court decision and Scott was returned to the full custody of Mrs. Emerson. After a year more of finding lawyers to support his cause,

The Dred Scott case is considered by many to be the turning point on how slavery

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