Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 15603

  • 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.
§ 15601. Written Instrument: When Copy of Complaint
Deemed Genuine.

When an action is brought upon a written instrument, and the complaint contains a copy of such instrument, or a copy is annexed thereto, the genuineness and due execution of such instrument are deemed admitted, unless the answer denying the same be verified. (If the plaintiff relies upon a written instrument, in whole or in part, that fact shall be pleaded.)

SOURCE: CCP § 447. Parentheses in original.