Terms Used In 7 Guam Code Ann. § 26602

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Title costs are allowed of course to the plaintiff upon a judgment in his favor in the following cases:

(a) In an action for the recovery of real property;

(b) In an action to recover the possession of personal property; (c) In an action for the recovery of money or damages;
(d) In a special proceedings;

(e) In an action which involves the title or possession of real estate.

SOURCE: CCP § 1022. An item (6) was added to this section by P.L. 17-29:11 and later repealed by P.L. 18-9:27.

2015 NOTE: Subsection designations were altered to adhere to the Compiler’s alpha- numeric scheme pursuant to the authority granted by 1 Guam Code Ann. § 1606.

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