While the name of the Supreme Court case is Scott vs. Sandford, the respondent's surname was actually "Sanford". A clerk misspelled the name, and the court never corrected the error. Vishneski, John (1988). "What the Court Decided in Dred Scott v. Sandford". American Journal of Legal History. Temple University. 32 (4): 373–390. doi:10.2307/845743. JSTOR845743.
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While the name of the Supreme Court case is Scott vs. Sandford, the respondent's surname was actually "Sanford". A clerk misspelled the name, and the court never corrected the error. Vishneski, John (1988). "What the Court Decided in Dred Scott v. Sandford". American Journal of Legal History. Temple University. 32 (4): 373–390. doi:10.2307/845743. JSTOR845743.