DRED SCOTT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN F. A. SANDFORD

Citation

60 U.S. 393 (1856)

Decision : 7-2

Majority Opinion: Roger Taney

Justices Participating

• Benjamin Curtis | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

• John Campbell | concurrence

• John Catron | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

• John McLean | dissent , justice wrote an opinion

• James Wayne | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

• Peter Daniel | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

• Roger Taney | voted with the majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

• Robert Grier | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

• Samuel Nelson | concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

Categories

• American Citizenship
• Domestic Dependent Nations
• Indianness/Identity
• Wardship/Trust

Cited Cases

Case Cited In

• 112 U.S. 94 (1884), ELK v. WILKINS
• 517 U.S. 44 (1995), SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA v. FLORIDA et al.