Minute Entry, December 2, 1847

Item

“Minute Entry, December 2, 1847”. Post-Verdict Briefing After First Trial, 1847, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/108407

Filing Name
Minute Entry, December 2, 1847
Description
Record of order sustaining motion for new trial and setting aside the verdict
Reproduced In
Circuit Court Record Book Vol. 18, p. 74
Date
1847-12-02
Court Term
November 1847
Is Part Of
Post-Verdict Briefing after First Trial
Identifier
dre1847.0040.040
Case ID
ccr1846.0000.038
Source
Missouri State Archives - St. Louis
Rights
Public Domain
Transcription
> Legal Function: saint louis circuit court record


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> Document: 18 St. Louis Circuit Court Record 74

18 Saint Louis Circuit Court Record 74

Thursday December 2nd 1847

Dred Scott
vs
Irene Emerson

On consideration of the motion of the plaintiff for a new trial herein It is ordered that the same be sustained and that the verdict and the judgment herein rendered be set aside and a new trial had.

“Minute Entry, December 2, 1847”. Post-Verdict Briefing After First Trial, 1847, St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project, accessed October 2, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.washu.edu/s/ccr/item/108407