ompromise of 1820 had closed the Wisconsin Territory to slavery. When Scott's long fight for freedom began on April 6, 1846, he was living in St. Louis and was the property of Dr. Emerson's wife.
             Mrs. Emerson did not wanting to lose such valuable property, so she appealed the decision to the Missouri Supreme Court. Lawyers on both sides agree that from now on appeals will be based on Scott's case alone, with findings applied equally to Harriet. The state Supreme Court overrules the Circuit Court decision and returns Scott to slavery.
             the Scott case underwent a dramatic changes that would prove to be very important towards the conclusion of the case. Mrs. Emerson had moved to Massachusetts and remarried, leaving Scott and his case to her brother, John F.A. Sanford , who still lived in St. Louis. Also, the Scott v. Emerson case in the state judicial system was a suit between two parties; each side's had one objective which was to win.
             The Scott v. Sandford case was filed on April 6, 1846. Scott declared that he was
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