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Scott's previous master had taken him on to free soil for some years before returning to slave country. If Scott had applied for his freedom while on free soil, it would have been granted automatically, but for some reason he didn't. He applied when he was back in slave coutnry.
The local judges had never dealt with this situation before, and that is why the case reached the Supreme Court.
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