Within Three Years –

7 GCA § 11305 — under Time for Commencing Actions.

7 GCA § 11305

(a) An action upon a liability created by law, other than a penalty or forfeiture. (b) An action for trespass upon or injury to real property. (c) An action for taking, detaining or injuring any goods, or chattels, including actions for the specific recovery of personal property. (d) An action for relief on the ground of fraud or mistake. The cause of action in such case not to be deemed to have accrued until the discovery by the aggrieved party of the facts constituting the fraud or mistake. (e) An action upon a bond of a public official except any cause of action based on fraud or embezzlement is not to be deemed to have accrued until the aggrieved party or his agent shall have discovered the facts constituting the cause of action upon the bond. (f) An action against a notary public on his bond on malfeasance or misfeasance is not deemed to have accrued until the aggrieved party shall have discovered the facts constituting the cause of action; provided, that any action based on malfeasance or misfeasance shall be commenced within one (1) year from discovery by the aggrieved party or his agent of the facts constituting the cause or action or within three (3) years from the performance of the notarial act giving rise to the action, whichever is later; and provided further, that any action against a notary public on his bond or in his official capacity must be commenced within six (6) years. (g) An action for slander of title to real property. (h) An action upon a contract, obligation or liability not founded upon an instrument of writing other than that mentioned in Subsection 2 of § 11303 of this Title; or an action founded upon a contract, obligation or liability, evidenced by a certificate or abstract or guaranty of title of real property, or by a policy of title insurance; provided, that the cause of action upon a contract, obligation or liability evidenced by a certificate, or abstract or guaranty of title of real property or policy of title insurance, shall not be deemed to have accrued until the aggrieved party has discovered the loss or damage. SOURCE: CCP § 338. Subsections 5, 6, 7 and 8 added by P.L. 15-106:4 (Mar. 5, 1980). NOTE: Subsections (1) through (8) changed to subsections (a) through (h) by Compiler to maintain the general codification scheme of the GCA.