Chang Soo Chong v. Guam Power Authority

DECISION AND ORDER

This matter came before the Court on Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Paul Lawlor appeared on behalf of the defendant and Lawrence Teker appeared for the plaintiff. The motion was heard before the Honorable Paul J. Abbate on January 15, 1979, and decision was reserved.

The motion concerns the right of action of plaintiff against Guam Power Authority, an instrumentality of the government of Guam. The well-recognized principle that a sovereign cannot be sued in its own courts without the consent of Legislature was established in Guam by 48 U.S.C.A. § 1421a. The…