So....we speak often in our country in the year 2012, about the current litigious nature of our culture. It seems as though we're always hearing about somebody suing somebody else. Imagine my surprise to discover that in the nineteenth century the people of America were MORE litigious!!
In 2012 if you go to the doctor he wants you to sign an arbitration agreement. This means that you WON'T sue him if problems arise. Instead you will have a mediator who will work with both parties to reach a compromise.
My husband was an attorney for twenty years. He believed in the justice system. On the other hand he believed that litigation was a LAST RESORT, not something to ever be used frivolously.
Well, there is my little random factoid about litigation in the 1800's!
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