§ 31101 Things in Action Defined
§ 31102 Transfer and Survivorship
§ 31103 Wage Assignment Generally
§ 31104 Personal Injury Action; Death does not Abate; Damages when Plaintiff Dies Before Judgment; Assignment of Cause of Actions Prohibited
§ 31201 Definition of a Ship
§ 31202 Appurtenances and Equipments
§ 31203 Foreign and Domestic Ships Distinguished
§ 31204 Several Owners
§ 31205 Owner for Voyage
§ 31210 Navigation Rules Generally
§ 31211 Ship Entering Harbors of Guam
§ 31212 Breach of Rules to Imply Wilful Default
§ 31213 Loss, How Apportioned
§ 31301 How far Subject to Ownership
§ 31302 Joint Authorship
§ 31303 Transfer
§ 31304 Effect of Publication
§ 31305 Subsequent Inventor, Author, etc
§ 31306 Private Writings
§ 31401 Trademarks and Signs
§ 31402 Good Will of Business
§ 31403 Transfer of Good Will
§ 31404 Title Deeds

Terms Used In Guam Code > Title 19 > Chapter 31 - Particular Kinds of Personal Property

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.