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.
Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named after Bat Cave Mountain, which in turn was named for a cave at the foot of the mountain which is inhabited by a multitude of bats. The town is located on the Broad River at 35.451N and -82.287W with an elevation of approximately 1,460 feet. Bat Cave is roughly a forty-minute drive east of Asheville in the Blue Ridge Mountains by way of state highways that wind through the mountains. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 28710. Bat Cave is serviced by an all volunteer fire department. Bat Cave has a Bimonthly community paper called "The Bat Biz"