what is the LEAST amount of money someone ever sued for??

Question

give proof too.

i know stuart.im talking about the people that asked for money.

so whats the limit?one says 1$ the other says 20$

Answer 1

Well if you want to go back to when courts first existed, that could be in the form of British schillings or something. If you mean in the modern day justice system, $20.00 is the minimum for the amount in controversy. That amount can rise as inflation increases. And the seventh amendment has been ammended over the years to compensate for inflation.

Edit: I assume you mean how much was asked for in the actual complaint and not in how much they actually received. Some people don't receive a penny.

Answer 2

$1

Answer 3

Yao Ming, the famous basektball player, once filed a suit for 1 Yaun (12 cents at the time, 13 today).

Answer 4

You can sue for nominal damages, meaning you don't care about the money, you just want the case closed. This is the scenario on of my law school professors used:

Say you've been convicted of 2 felonies, and someone is telling people you've been convicted of 6. You just want to clear your name. You may only get enough to cover your court costs.

Answer 5

Thousands of lawsuits have been filed where the plaintiff didn't ask for any money. Usually, they wanted something done - an injunction placed, a public apology, etc.