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.
|postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 76661 |area_code = 254 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 48-46740 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 1362189 |website = http://www. marlintexas. com |footnotes = }} Marlin is a city in Falls County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,628 at the 2000 census. As of July, 2007, Marlin had an estimated population of 6,019, a -7.7% change from 2000. It has been the county seat of Falls County since 1851, the third different town to earn the title. Marlin alone as a county seat has had four different county courthouses.