Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. For instance, if a car crash victim claims damages against the driver for loss or injury sustained in an accident, this will be a civil law case. Civil law courts provide a forum for deciding disputes involving torts (such as accidents, negligence, and libel), contract disputes, the probate of wills, trusts, property disputes, administrative law, commercial law, and any other private matters that involve private parties or organizations including government departments. The objectives of civil law are different from other types of law. In civil law there is the attempt to right a wrong, honor an agreement, or settle a dispute. If there is a victim, they get compensation, and the person who is the cause of the wrong pays, this being a civilized form of, or legal alternative to, revenge.
Cedar Bluff is a town in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,467. NASCAR driver Tina Gordon is from the town. Unlike the rest of the county, Cedar Bluff is a wet city, and is the "Crappie Capital of the World". It has the most amount of crappie counted to been cought then any other place. It also holds the great Weiss Lake and the Cornwall Furnace. The national attraction called the Little River Canyon was formed near there. It contains the school of Cedar Bluff High School run by Bobby Mintz and Kevin Porter. Many legendary students and stories came from the school such as, Jamie Hampton, a player now on the college football team Troy,as well as the notorious class of 2009 led by Colton Richardson a.k. a (Colt), Justin Wood a.k. a (J. Wood), Anthony Taylor a.k. a (Ant), and Jake Bevels a.k. a (Tiny tiny man). They have been involved in several championships but have recently won Boys and Girls State Track Championships three years in a row. (2007, 2008, 2009)