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 Liberty is an unincorporated community located in southern Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio, United States. It is located just off of U.S. Route 33, east of Bellefontaine and about an hour northwest of Columbus. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43319. The community is the location of a major Honda automotive production plant, East Liberty Auto Plant (opened in 1984), as well as the nationally known NHTSA's Transportation Research Center, or TRC. Perry Township serves as the local government for the community and has a fire department located here. A branch of the Logan County District Library serves the East Liberty community. Besides U.S. Route 33, significant roads in East Liberty include State Routes 292 and 347.