In the 1850s, who was the other party in dred scott’s court case? his owner sandford his owner’s widow his enslaved worker the state of missouriwhich of the following best describes roger b. taney? chief justice taney was the son of a fiery abolitionist. democratic candidate taney was a poor southerner. chief justice taney was the son of a slaveholding family. republican candidate taney was a wealthy northerner.