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.
Sharon Center is an unincorporated community in Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is centered at the intersection of Ohio state routes 94 and 162 in Sharon Township (see map at right. ) This intersection is actually a large traffic circle with a park in the center containing a gazebo and several memorials to veterans of various wars. The circle is bordered by a two furniture and gift stores (which used to be a general store and a grocery store, respectively) a town hall, a township administration building, an older home converted to offices which was built by Luther Fitch circa 1850, a church, a post office, a bank, and some private homes. The village extends along the state roads for a short distance in each direction, including a few more stores and businesses, a historical society, an elementary school, and a small general store.