{"data":{"id":"us-gu/18-gca-37112","jurisdiction":"us-gu","citation":"18 GCA § 37112","heading":"Preference Over Other Liens.","body":"A bottomry lien, if created out of a real or apparent necessity, in good faith, is preferred to every other lien or claim upon the same thing, excepting only a lien for seamen's wages, a subsequent lien of materialmen for supplies or repairs indispensable to the safety of the ship, and a subsequent lien for salvage.","path":["Title 18: Business Structure and Function","Division 2 - Commercial and Business Obligations","Part 2 - Liens","Chapter 37: Bottomry"],"source_url":"https://col.guamcourts.gov/sites/default/files/18gc037.pdf","current_through":"P.L. 38-133 (June 4, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-27T03:56:38Z","sha256":"3ac008db19766f6e5689983db14b70de0d61381b5a4e16b3b39d744a9f6d31d2","source_id":"us-gu","stale":false,"prev":"us-gu/18-gca-37111","next":"us-gu/18-gca-37113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}