7 Guam Code Ann. § 20401
Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 20401
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
1. In an action upon a contract, express or implied, for the direct payment of money, where the contract is made or is payable in the Territory of Guam, and is not secured by any mortgage or lien upon real or personal property, or any pledge of personal property, or, if originally so secured, such security has, without any act of the plaintiff, or the person to whom the security was given, becomes valueless; provided, that an action upon any liability, existing under the laws of Guam, of a spouse, relative or kindred, for the support, maintenance, care or necessaries furnished to the other spouse, or other relatives or kindred, shall be deemed to be an action upon an implied contract within the term as used throughout all subdivisions of this sec- tion.
2. In an action upon a contract, express or implied, against a defendant not residing in the Territory of Guam, or who has departed from Guam, or who cannot after due diligence be found within Guam, or who conceals himself to avoid service of summons.
3. In an action against a defendant, not residing in the Territory of Guam, or who has departed from Guam, or who cannot after due diligence be found within Guam, or who conceals himself to avoid service of summons, to recover a sum of money as damages, arising from an injury to property in Guam, in consequence of negligence, fraud, or other wrongful act.
SOURCE: CCP § 537.