Here's an interesting question:
The 7th Amendment to the Constitution
reads, "[i]n Suits at common law, where
the value in controversy shall exceed
twenty dollars, the right of trial by
jury shall be preserved, . . . "
This sentence was drafted in 1787 and
the Amendment has not been amended since.
Does anyone have an idea what this might
mean in today's dollars -- i.e., how much
was $ 20.00 worth back then?
Paul Lomio
Assistant Director: Information Services
Stanford Law Library
Stanford, CA 94305-8612
rg.jpl@forsythe.stanford.edu
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