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.
Dutzow is an unincorporated community in southeastern Warren County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 94 about three miles north of Washington. It is near the Missouri River and is the oldest German community in the state, founded in 1832. It is named for the German estate of its founder, Johann Wilhelm Bock, often referred to as the Baron Von Bock. Bock's Berlin Society was the first colony of emigrants to follow the plan laid out by German author Gottfried Duden, who lived in what would become Dutzow from 1824 until 1827. Another famous resident was Friedrich Münch, who led the Giessen Society in 1834.