On a judgment for the plaintiff upon an issue of law he may proceed in the manner prescribed by Rule 55 of the Guam Rules of Civil Procedure, upon the failure of the defendant to answer. If the judgment before the
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defendant upon an issue of law, and the taking of an account, or the proof of any fact, be necessary to enable the court to complete the judgment, a reference may be ordered, as in that Rule provided. SOURCE: CCP § 636. COMMENT: Since CCP § 585 has been superseded by GRCP Rule 55, the appropriate reference is changed in this section. Also, GRCP Rule 53 contains most matters relative to references, so the section is changed to reflect this fact.
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ARTICLE 4 REFERENCES AND TRIAL BY REFEREES