Seventh Amendment
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From 301 U.S. 1 - National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. · 1937Most cited · 4,480 citing opinions
The amendment preserves the right which existed under the common law when the amendment was adopted. Thus it has no application to cases where recovery of money damages is an incident to equitable relief even though damages might have been recovered in an action at law. It does not apply where the proceeding is not in the nature of a suit at common law.