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.
Groveland is an unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. It has a small library, a school, a gas station, a war memorial, and Pyramid Printing Inc. It has approximately 750 residents and is located near Pekin, Illinois and Morton, Illinois. It lies within ten miles of Peoria, near Springfield Road and Edgewater Drive, which is Illinois State Route 98. Groveland is a part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.