...Scott was "binding . . . upon the parties." In addition, the Court's decisions were "entitled to a very high respect and consideration in all parallel cases by all other departments." Even an "erroneous" decision could be followed when "the evil effect of following it, being limited...

...decision in Dred Scott, Lincoln stated: I do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court,...respect and consideration in all parallel cases by other departments of the Government. And while it is obviously possible that such decision may be erroneous...

...restated the understanding in this way: He was willing to accept the judgment of the Supreme Court as "binding in any case, upon the parties to a suit, as to the object of that suit,. . . [and] limited to that particular case."-' s What he was not obliged to accept was the prineiple...

...First Inaugural, Lincoln's position on Dred Scott had fully crystallized. He agreed that the Court's decisions "must be binding in any case, upon the parties to a suit, as to the object of that suit." Although such a decision might be erroneous, "still the evil effect following it, being limited to...

...assumed by some, that Constitutional questions are to Ix- decided by the Supreme Court; nor do I denythat such decisions must be binding, in any case, upon...very high respect and consideration in all parallel tases by all other departments of the government. And while it is obviously possible that such decision...

...in some form is all that is left. I do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court,...Government, and while it is obviously possible that such a decision may be erroneous in any given case, still the evil effect following it being limited to...

...in some form is all that is left. I do not forget the position, assumed by some, that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court ;...object of that suit, while they are also entitled to yery high respect and consideration in all parallel cases by all other departments of the Government....

...surrender of their own judgments. ... I do not forget the position assumed by some, that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court;...object of that suit, while they are also entitled to a very high respect and consideration, in all parallel cases, by all other departments of government....

...executive and legislative branches: I do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court,...respect and consideration in all parallel cases by other departments of the government. And while it is obviously possible that such decision may be erroneous...

...in some form, is all that is left. I do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court,...object of that suit, while they are also entitled to a very high respect and consideration in all parallel cases by all other departments of the Government;...