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.
An appeal in a civil action or proceeding may be taken from the
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].

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