Legal Opinion
Thomas Tabor and Agnes F. Tabor v. Teresa C. Ulloa
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1963No. 18547_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether the District Court of Guam has jurisdiction of a partition action irrespective of the value of the property involved.
Guam has two courts of record, the District Court of Guam 1 *and the Island Court. 2 The District Court is a court of general jurisdiction; the Island Court a court of limited jurisdiction. Jurisdiction not specifically transferred to the Island Court remains in the District Court. Thus, Section 62 of the Guam Code of Civil Procedure provides that the original jurisdiction of the District Court shall include “all other…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Platt v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- St. James Church of Christ Holiness v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
- United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Emeric v. AlvaradoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Cook v. WinklepleckCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- United States v. Harold Lawrence BlasiusCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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