What was Scott’s argument for freedom?

The Dred Scott decision was the Supreme Court's ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle a slave, Dred Scott, to his freedom. In essence, the decision argued that as a slave Scott was not a citizen and could not sue in a federal court.

a traveler who is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead alongside the road. first a priest and then a levite comes by, but both avoid the man. finally, a samaritan happens upon the traveler.