7 Guam Code Ann. § 21104
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Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 21104
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The relief granted to the plaintiff, if there be no answer, cannot exceed that to which he shall have demanded in his complaint; but in any other case the court may grant him any relief consistent with the case made by the complaint and embraced within the issues.
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7 Guam Code Ann. CIVIL PROCEDURE
CH. 21 TRIAL & JUDGMENTS
SOURCE: CCP § 580.
CROSS-REFERENCES: GRCP Rule 4.