The case went to court. For our purposes, "the whys and wherefores" do not matter. The case went to court because someone believed he was being treated unfairly. The court, he believed, would be persuaded to his point of view and he would be proven right. He would get justice after all. He told his neighbors he was sure the court would be bound to see it his way. He knew it; and as if to drive the point home, he would clench his fist and pound the table whenever he said it. He knew the truth, and being vindicated before the world was just a matter of time. Sometimes, however, a friend or neighbor would hint at the other possibility: that he would lose his case. Like a tiger poised to attack its prey, he would shoot back, "Then I'll appeal it to a higher court, and if I must, I'll appeal it…