then the Scotts would have had to face heavy fines and time in jail with the possibility of sever punishment by the court. Luckily for them their petition was signed and approved by Judge John M. Krum but Krum was a heavy proslavery judge. This case would be known as Scott vs. Emerson. For the long legal journey ahead, the Scott family got financial and legal assistance from Dred’s former owners, the Blow family. No one knew exactly why the blow family had felt the need to help out the Scotts on their journey to freedom. Some thought that maybe they just felt it a moral liability. No matter what the Scotts would not have been able to go to court without them. After going through a few attorneys that the blow family had provided the case finally
