<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Equitable remedies were granted by the Court of Chancery in England, and remain available today in most common law jurisdictions . In many jurisdictions, legal and equitable remedies have been merged and a single court can issue either, or both, remedies . Despite widespread judicial merger, the distinction between equitable and legal remedies remains relevant in a number of significant instances . Notably, the United States Constitution's Seventh Amendment preserves the right to a jury trial in civil cases over $20 to cases "at common law". </P> <P> The distinction between types of relief granted by the courts is due to the courts of equity, such as the Court of Chancery in England, and still available today in common law jurisdictions . Equity is said to operate on the conscience of the defendant, so an equitable remedy is always directed at a particular person, and that person's knowledge, state of mind and motives may be relevant to whether a remedy should be granted or not . </P>

From what country did equitable remedies as applied in the u.s. grow out