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.
East Fultonham is an unincorporated community in central Newton Township, Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43735. It is located along U.S. Route 22 a short distance east of the village of Fultonham. It is noted as the birthplace of U.S. Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks. A private lake and beach club, Lake Isabella, has been a popular summer destination since the 1950s. East Fultonham was originally named Axline, Ohio. Early industries included brickmaking, milling, railroading, and limestone quarrying, with the Columbia Cement Company as the largest employer in the area until it closed in the 1980s.