Camacho v Perez [2017] GUSC 16 (4 December 2017)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF GUAM

EDWARD CAMACHO and PETER MANIBUSAN,
in their capacities as Co-Administrators of the
Estate of Catalina Eclavea Camacho,
Plaintiff-Appellees,

v.

WILLIAM M. PEREZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court Case No.: CVA15-021
Superior Court Case No.: CV0612-13

OPINION

Filed: December 4, 2017

Cite as: 2017 Guam 16

Appeal from the Superior Court of Guam
Argued and submitted on May 16, 2016
Hagåtña, Guam

Appearing for Defendant-Appellant: Delia Lujan Wolff, Esq. Lujan & Wolff LLP 300 DNA Bldg. 238 Archbishop Flores St. Hagåtña, GU 96910

Appearing for Plaintiff-Appellee: Edward S. Terlaje, Esq. Law Offices of Edward S. Terlaje P.O. Box 1719 Hagåtña, GU 96932 Seth Forman, Esq. Dooley Roberts & Fowler LLP 865 S. Marine Dr., Ste. 201 Tamuning, GU 96913

BEFORE: ROBERT J. TORRES, Chief Justice; F. PHILIP CARBULLIDO, Associate Justice; KATHERINE A. MARAMAN, Associate Justice.^[1]

TORRES, C.J.:
[1] Defendant-Appellant William M. Perez (hereinafter, “William”) appeals from the judgment of the trial court ordering that the Estate of Catalina Eclavea Camacho (hereinafter, “Catalina’s Estate”) is the fee simple owner of that portion of Lot 5280 in Barrigada, Guam that was conveyed by means of a quitclaim deed from the Guam Ancestral Lands Commission (GALC) to Catalina’s Estate. The property was further identified as Lot Nos. 5280-1 and 5280-3 on the Lot Parceling Survey Map of Lot 5280 recorded at the Guam Department of Land Management, Office of the Recorder, as Instrument No. 85589. The judgment also quieted all other claims to title in the property and enjoined William or any others from claiming any interest therein.
[2] For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

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