POL-UA 330 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Henry Taylor Blow, Alton, Illinois, Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship
22 Mar 2018
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Ehrlich (1974): the origins of the dred scott case. Whittington (2001): dred scott, judicial authority and political questions. In 1840 while emerson was ordered to seminole war in fl he left scott w his wife in st. Louis emerson returned and died shortly after left scott to his widow. First iteration of the case lasted from 1846-42 dred scott v. The origin of any court litigation involves at least 2 basic issues. John f a sanford second iteration, a vi et armis action: grounds do the law and the facts warrant legal action? a. In dred scott: yes ample precedent of of slaves being freed, could prove his travels, etc. Motivation what specific circumstances impel the plaintiff to take his legal action then rather at some other time. In dred scott: ??? unclear a: who prompted and initiated the original filing scott was illiterate and couldn"t pay lawyers? i.
