Amendment VII In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States , than according to the rules of the common law. The 7th is another single long run on sentence making just 2 related points. 1. All civil cases of $20 or more shall be decided by a JURY, not a judge in Small Claims Court , and 2. any appeal must follow the rules in common law, meaning, the jury award cannot be increased, just decreased. We witnessed a great example of how important it is to know the Constitution. A few decades ago, the fledgling American Football League sued the venerable NFL for damages and won, but the jurors could not agree on how much the NFL should pay. The range of compensation was great, in the millions of dollars. Feeling hung up, they “punted”. In a “compromise”, the jury panel decided to set the award at $1.00 and let the judge set a fair amount. Unfortunately, under common law, the judge only has authority to reduce the award, not increase it. The AFL recd treble damages, $3.00, and the rest is history. A terrible misjustice resulted due to their ignorance of the Bill of Rights. When replying to this message, plz cc [email protected] To be cont’d tomorrow. Rich Martin Other former Bill of Rights 1 to 7 1st http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants/browse_thread/thread/2e8e52bbe7cf30b1 2nd http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants/browse_thread/thread/4042764806fb8f7a 3rd http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants/browse_thread/thread/a0f23878012dee8d 4th http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants/browse_thread/thread/f3ec871c23ca740b 5th http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants/browse_thread/thread/b30fe5f86fce6b5a 6th http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants/browse_thread/thread/492333f20c22aac 7TH http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants/browse_thread/thread/9b8e27199ba842cd -- To join RichsRants, send email to: [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/richsrants?hl=en
