6 Guam Code Ann. § 6103
Terms Used In 6 Guam Code Ann. § 6103
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Bequeath: To gift property by will.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
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6 Guam Code Ann. EVIDENCE
DIV. 2 PRINCIPLES OF EVIDENCE
CH. 6 INDISPENSABLE EVIDENCE
or by his agent. Evidence, therefore, of the agreement, cannot be received without the writing or secondary evidence of its contents:
1. An agreement that by its terms is not to be performed within a year of the making thereof;
2. A special promise to answer for the debt, default or miscarriage of another, except in the cases provided for in 18 Guam Code Ann. § 31202;
3. An agreement made upon consideration of marriage other than a mutual promise to marry;
4. An agreement for the leasing for a longer period than one (1) year, or for the sale of real property, or of an interest therein; and such agreement, if made by an agent of the party sought to be charged, is invalid, unless the authority of the agent is in writing, subscribed by the party sought to be charged;
5. An agreement authorizing or employing an agent or broker to purchase or sell real estate for compensation or a commission;
6. An agreement which by its terms is not to be performed during the lifetime of the promisor, or an agreement to devise or bequeath any property, or to make any provision for any person by will;
7. An agreement, promise, contract or warranty of cure relating to medical treatment or the results of a service to be rendered by a person licensed by the territory of Guam to practice a healing art.
SOURCE: CCP § 1973. Item 7 added by P.L. 13-116, Section 7.
COURT DECISIONS: For interpretation of Item 1, see Jones and Guerrero Co. v. Smith, (1961) 292 F.2d 815.
NOTE: CCP § 1973a is deleted, having been repealed by P.L. 13-150 to conform with the Uniform Commercial Code.