2020 SUPREME COURT OF LIBERIA DECISION

Atty. Isaac Jackson vs. LMA & Executive Branch GOL (9/4/2020)

On July 5, 2018, Attorney Isaac Jackson (petitioner), filed this petition for the writ of prohibition before our Colleague, Her Honor Jamesetta H. Wolokolie then presiding in Chambers, against the Liberia Maritime Authority (LMA) and the Government of the Republic of Liberia, represented by the Minister of Justice/Attorney General (respondents). Read More →

Republic of Liberia vs. Oliver Dillion (09/03/2020)

On May 25, 2020, the Republic of Liberia, by and through the Ministry of Justice (“informant”) instituted this bill of information against Her Honor Mardea Chenoweth, Resident Circuit Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit Court, Margibi County (“1st respondent”) and Oliver Dillon of the City of Monrovia ( “2nd respondent”) . Read More →

ECOBANK VS. CONSOLIDATED AND FREEMAN (9/4/2020)

The parties in this appeal are before this Court for the second time in a dispute arising from a banking transaction. The full account of the first litigation is recorded in the case Ecobank Liberia Limited v. Consolidated Group, Inc., Supreme Court Opinion, October Term A.D. 2018. Read More →

Ecofuel vs. Srimex Oil (9/4/2020)

The substantive parties in this appeal, ECO Fuel Trading SA (ECO Fuel), appellant, and Srimex Oil and Gas Company and Mr. Musa Bility, appellees, are major participants in the oil and gas sector of Liberia, and share business relations. Read More →

ANTHONY BEDELL VS. KWIA NYENE HOWE

On September 26, 2019, Mr. Justice Yussif D. Kaba, Associate Justice then presiding in Chambers, having entertained arguments pro et con, on a petition for the writ of prohibition, ruled thereon, granting the petition in favor of the appellee herein, the Intestate Estate of Kwia Nyene Howe. Read More →

WILMOT PAYE VS. THE LEADERSHIP OF UNITY PARTY

These proceedings grow out of a petition for declaratory judgment which was summarily transferred to the Supreme Court en banc to make a determination on the purported constitutional questions raised in the petition for declaratory judgment. Read More →

NICHOLAS FAYAD VS. THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE S. B. NAGBE SR

This is the third time that a controversy surrounding the Intestate Estate of S.B. Nagbe, Sr., has come before the Supreme Court. The first time the Supreme Court was called upon to resolve disagreements arising from the Intestate Estate of S.B. Nagbe, Sr., was in 1982, in the case, In Re: The Intestate Estate of Nagbe v. Nagbe, 30LLR 278 (1982). Read More →

REARGUMENT CISCO (9/4/2020)

On November 19, 2019, the Supreme Court en banc had arguments on an appeal arising from a judgment entered by the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, involving an action of damages for wrong filed by Mrs. Gail Cisco against the New Africa Technology Company Read More →

ESTHER YEANAY BARKPEI VS. JOSEPH L. TOMPOE

On the 23rd day of March 2016, Esther Yeanay Barkpei, the movant herein, filed a six-count petition for specific performance before the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, substantially alleging the followings: Read More →

JEROME KORKOYA VS. PRO. BESTMAN LARMENA

This Motion to Dismiss appeal grows out of an action of ejectment instituted by the movant, Jerome G. Korkoya, against Beageorge Cooper and the Respondent, Prof. Bestman Larmena in the 13th Judicial Circuit, Margibi County. On the defendants' application in the underlying ejectment action, His Honor, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, presiding by assignment, ordered a separate trial of the defendants. The respondent herein, being the 1st defendant, waived trial by a jury. Read More →

Atlantic Resources vs. GOL – Constitutionality of Ratification of Forest Management Concession Contract (9/4/2020)

This is a motion to dismiss filed by the Government of the Republic of Liberia, by and through the Ministry of Justice (movant) requesting this Court to dismiss an in re petition filed by Atlantic Resources (respondent) to determine the constitutionality of the ratification of the Forest Management Concession Contract signed between Euro Liberia Logging Company and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA). Read More →

YATTA KAMARA ET AL. VS. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA (9/3/2020)

When this case was called for hearing, Counsellors Kuku Y. Dorbor and Anthony D. Mason of the Henries Law Firm appeared for the Appellants. Counsellors Wesseh A. Wesseh and Jerry D. K. Garlawulo of the Ministry of Justice, in association with Counsellor Amara M. Sheriff of the J. Johnny Momoh and Associates Legal Chambers, Inc. appeared for the Appellee. Read More →

BADIO VS. BADIO (9/3/2020)

This case is before us on a motion to dismiss the appeal filed by the movant, Nyimeda M. Badio, against the respondents, William H. Badio, Sr. Read More →

LBDI VS. Bacon (9/3/2020)

The certified records reveal that on September 27, 2012, Mr. Thomas B. Barcon, appellee herein, addressed a letter of complaint to the Ministry of Labor accusing the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI), appellant herein, of unfair labor practices and failure to surrender settlement claims and benefits for the twenty years during which he was within the employ of the appellant. Read More →

FIRESTONE VS. HIS HONOR JOSEPH N. NAGBE ET AL

This appeal is predicated upon a ruling of our distinguished colleague, Mr. Justice Joseph N. Nagbe denying the petition for a writ of certiorari prayed for by the Management of Firestone Liberia, Inc., the appellant. Read More →

ORANGE LIBERIA INC.. VS. LTA

An Act of the Legislature creating the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, the appellee in these proceedings, was passed and published in 2007 (The Telecom Act of 2007). This Act delegates to and empowers the appellee, among other things, to make regulations and rules and promulgate orders respecting any matter or thing, including orders to compel a person to comply with or implement the purposes of the Telecom Act of 2007, a regulation, rule or license Read More →

JERRY KORLUBAH vs. R.L

During the February Term, A.D. 2013 of the First Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, the Grand Jury sitting therein returned a true bill charging the appellants, Jerry Korlubah and Francis Korlubah with the commission of crimes of criminal trespass and criminal mischief. The indictment emanating therefrom reads as follows: Read More →

REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA vs. MOSES MANAGBOLOR

The Appellee, Moses Managbolor, was indicted during the August Term, A.D. 2011 of the 16th Judicial Circuit, Gbarpolu County for the Crime of Statutory Rape. Prior to the indictment, on the 8th day of August, A.D. 2011, the said circuit court ordered the arrest and detention of the appellee based on a complaint filed by the Women and Children Protection Section of the Liberia National Police. Read More →