Terms Used In 22 Guam Code Ann. § 15806

  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
(a) Every company, insurer or insurers making insurance under the provisions of this section shall be deemed and held to be doing business in Guam as an unlicensed concern, and may be sued upon any cause of action arising under any policy of insurance so issued and delivered by it.

(b) Any broker or agent being served with summons and complaint in any such cause shall forthwith mail such summons and complaint, or true and complete copies thereof, by registered letter with proper postage affixed, properly addressed to the company sued, and such company shall have forty (40) days from the date of the service of such summons and complaint upon said broker or agent in which to plead, answer or defend any such cause.

(c) Upon service of summons and complaint being had upon such broker or agent for such company, the court in which such action is begun shall be deemed to have duly acquired jurisdiction in personam of the defendant company so served.

SOURCE: GC § 43265.

2015 NOTE: Subsection designations added to adhere to the Compiler’s general codification scheme pursuant to authority of 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.

22 Guam Code Ann. BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CH. 15 BUSINESS OF INSURANCE

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