{"data":{"id":"us-gu/13-gca-3307","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"13 GCA § 3307","heading":"Burden of Establishing Signatures, Defenses and Due Course.","body":"(1) Unless specifically denied in the pleading each signature on an instrument is admitted. When the effectiveness of a signature is put in issue\n(a) The burden of establishing it is on the party claiming under the signature; but\n(b) The signature is presumed to be genuine or authorized except where the action is to enforce the obligation of a purported signer who has died or become incompetent before proof is re-quired.\n(2) When signatures are admitted or established, production of the instrument entitles a holder to recover on it unless the defendant establishes a defense.\n(3) After it is shown that a defense exists a person claiming the rights of a holder in due course has the burden of establishing that he or some person under whom he claims is in all respects a holder in due course.","path":["Title 13: Uniform Commercial Code","Division 3: Commercial Paper","CHAPTER 3: RIGHTS OF HOLDER"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/13gdv003.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T03:27:58Z","sha256":"b03836f8f59cea4f02b26386ce46f924f1af45197bfc9ea3d825304b69bfb17d","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/13-gca-3306","next":"us-gu/13-gca-3401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}