Dred Scott<span> sued Mrs. Emerson. </span>He<span> claimed that </span>he was no longer a slave because he<span> had become </span>free<span> when </span>he<span> lived in a </span>free<span> state. The jury decided that </span>Scott<span> and his family </span>should<span> be </span>free<span>. The Emersons </span>did<span> not like the decision and appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court in 1852.</span>
