Talk:Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
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what exactly does that amendment mean?
- It means that there is a right to a jury in civil lawsuits as long as the the lawsuit is more than $20(note this was more money then than it is now with an aproximate value of $1248 and a ratio of 1:62.4.As of Jan 27, 2004). It also states that the jury's decisions cannot be overturned except when it was traditionally allowed(if new evidence surfaces for instance)
- 63.205.42.241 05:31, 27 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- A specific question that should be addressed is what $20 has been interpreted as. I would assume that it's been evaluated to be some de minimis value. I do seem to recall that there have been some cases where the value has been considered to include things like lost work, but I don't know what the value is. Anybody know?
- --W1nfr3y 01:09, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
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- Huh. Well, that's interesting, he changed my message to make it look like he wrote it superlusertc 2007 August 13, 07:57 (UTC)
What are some issues that this amendment deals with?
Just curious, if someone wants to sue for 21$ does this mean that they have to get a jury involved? Duomillia 21:34, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
Yes, if either side wants one. James Grimmelmann 21:11, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] "Twenty dollars"
Is the amount of twenty dollars applied literally today, or adjusted for inflation? Probably $20 was quite a large sum back in 1791, right? -- 212.63.43.180 21:30, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
It is applied literally. James Grimmelmann 21:11, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
