Seventh Amendment
The constitutional amendment, ratified with the Bill of Rights in 1791, guaranteeing the right to a jury trial in federal civil cases that are traditionally considered to be suits at common law and that have an amount in controversy exceeding $20. [Cases: Jury 9–14. C.J.S. Juries §§ 6–23, 26–36, 41–43, 46–51, 53–57, 59, 61–73, 81, 96–97, 99, 103–105, 126–127, 177, 221, 228, 244, 247.]