Animal Farm

What historical event could be behind the sentence “he (Mr. Jones) had become much disheartened after losing money in a lawsuit”?

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Disheartened after losing money in a lawsuit, he spends much of his day drinking. Jones is an allegory for Tsar Nicholas II. As far as lawsuit, I'm not sure of the allegory.