7 Guam Code Ann. § 25102
Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 25102
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- 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.
- Probate: Proving a will
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
Superior Court in the following cases:
(a) From a judgment, except (1) an interlocutory judgment other than as provided in subdivisions (h), (i) and (j); [and] (2) a judgment of contempt which is made final and conclusive by § 34106 of this Title (Contempts).
(b) From an order made after a judgment made appealable by subdivision (a);
(c) From an order granting a motion to quash service of summons;
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(d) From an order granting a new trial or denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict;
(e) From an order discharging or refusing to discharge an attachment;
(f) From an order granting or dissolving an injunction, or refusing to grant or dissolve an injunction;
(g) From an order appointing a receiver;
(h) From an interlocutory judgment, order, or decree, hereafter made or entered in an action to redeem real or personal property from a mortgage thereof, or a lien thereof, determining such right to redeem and directing an accounting;
(i) From an interlocutory judgment in an action for partition determining the rights and interests of the respective parties and direct- ing partition to be made;
(j) From an interlocutory decree of divorce; [and]
(k) From an order or decree made appealable by the provisions of the Probate Code (Title 15 of this Code).
SOURCE: CCP § 936.1 added by P.L. 12-85 (1974) [The Court Reorganization Act of 1974].