Published by admin on Tue, 03/22/2022 - 8:05am
It has been said that we live in a litigious society. Anyone can sue anyone about any thing. In today's society, people suing each other in court is common practice. And we tend to think this is something new, say in the last century, but it's not. Taking people to court is a long and honored tradition.
First let’s look at criminal court. Most small offenses against society were taken to the Justice of the Peace immediately after the arrest. The calaboose was small and the city did not want the financial burden of feeding prisoners.