2022 SUPREME COURT OF LIBERIA DECISION
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The Unconstitutionality of Several Actions taken by Certain Members of the House of Representatives (12/06/2024)
Mr. Justice Tubman speaking for the Supreme Court in the case Fazzah v. The National Economy Committee, 8LLR, 84,85 (1943) opined that every so often: "...there arises some litigation in the course of judicial proceedings like a mighty billow raising itself to a magnificent height as out of the sea, arousing public excitement, curiosity, anxiety), and interest. The civilians, as seashore visitors and dwellers, look on, some with fear, others with satisfaction, and yet others with amazement and trembling; out these legal billows seem, as it were, to dash themselves upon the shore as do the ocean billows and recede into Read more →
MAJOR DIXON, SALVATION ARMY vs. CATHERINE JOHNSON WHISNANT (12/15/2022)
When this case was called for hearing on November 17, 2021, the Court observed from the certified records that the counsel representing the Salvation Army Church, the present appellant, had filed a written excuse with the Clerk of Court requesting postponement of the case for an unspecified period of time due to his absence out of the bailiwick of the Country pursuing certain medical treatment. Read more →
KWAPLAH INTERNATIONAL (LIBERIA), INC., vs THE MANGT OF ECOBANK (LIBERIA) LIMITED (12/15/2022)
On June 19, 2009, the appellant, Kwaplah International (Liberia), filed an action of damages in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, against Mr. Abenego Dahn, the 1st defendant, the Management of Ecobank Liberia Limited, the appellee herein and 2nd defendant in the trial court, and the Central Bank of Liberia, the 3’d defendant Read more →
Lucy Stewart Saint-Jean v. Etienne C. Saint-Jean (12/15/2022)
On July 27, 2018, Etienne C. Saint-Jean, appellee herein, filed before the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court for Montserrado County a six count complaint in an action of divorce against the appellant, Lucy M. Stewart Saint-Jean, and substantially alleged that he and the appellant were joined in a holy matrimony Read more →
LEE Group v. His Honor J. Boima Kontoe (12/15/2022)
This is the second time this case is coming before the Supreme Court for a review on appeal. On the first occasion, the appeal emanated from the final ruling of the Debt Court for Bong County. This Court reversed that final ruling on the grounds that the Debt Court lacks jurisdiction to entertain labor matters after the Read more →
Kailondo Petroleum (12/15/2022)
This Court has been called upon by the movant, Kailondo Petroleum, Inc., to dismiss the appeal taken by the respondent, Guaranty Trust Bank (Liberia) Limited (GT Bank), from the final ruling of the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, presided over by His Honor Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay. Read more →
Joan Newton-Roland vs. Augustus Kormah….EJECTMENT (12/15/2022)
This appeal is the outcome of a final ruling rendered by the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, in an action of ejectment, wherein the jury returned a verdict of liable against the appellant herein, Joan Newton-Roland, and in favor of the appellee herein, Augustus D. Kormah. Read more →
The Ministry of Information V. One Media, Inc (09/26/2022)
On November 9, 2017, One Media Incorporated (PUNCH FM) the appellee herein, applied to the Liberia Telecommunications Authority for a radio and television frequency. The appellee's applications were granted and the Liberia Telecommunications Authority issued an annual license for frequency 106.3MHz for the period January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018. Thereafter the appellee applied to the Ministry of Information, Culture & Tourism, the appellant herein, for a permit to operate its radio and television stations and same was granted and approved by the Minister of Information, Culture & Tourism Read more →
Exodus Wamah et al v. R. L. (09/23/2022)
On March 14, 2017, Mr. Henry Hodge, the Regional Director of the National Social Security & Welfare Corporation (NASSCORP) in Nimba County, informed the police that his deputy, Ms. Viola Richmond Thompson (hereinafter known as Ms. Thompson) had not reported Read more →
Liberia Traffic Mangt. v. Govt. of Liberia and Modern Development and Management Corp (09/23/2022)
The Revised Rules of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia, Title III, Part 2, captioned: Continuance and Withdrawal states, among other things, the following, to wit: "... When the appellant and appellee, or the petitioner and respondent shall in vacation by themselves, or either counsel, sign and file with the clerk an agreement in writing directing the cause to be withdrawn and Read more →
Mr. and Mrs. Darkpah Johnson et al v. Estate of Joseph V. Gaye^J Sr. (09/23/2022)
On May 26, 2020, the appellee, the Intestate Estate of Joseph V. Gaye, Sr. instituted an action of ejectment by and thru its administrators, Stanton V. Gaye et-al against the appellants, Mr. and Mrs. A. Darkpah Johnson, Mrs. Margaret Wreh and Mr. Harry S. Wreh, to recover possession of 13.704 acres of Read more →
Karen Gaydou Sehkehporh v. His Honor Joseph N. Nagbe (09/023/2022)
The informant herein, Karen Gaydou Sehkehporh, is the plaintiff in an action of damages for wrong, wherein she alleged medical malpractice by the respondent, the John F. Kennedy Medical Center (JFK), defendant in the court below Read more →
Guaranty Trust Bank v. Mr. Sie Edward Freeman (09/23/2022)
This case comes before the Supreme Court of Liberia en banc for appellate review from the final ruling of the trial judge, His Honor Scheaplor R. Dunbar, Assigned Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Read more →
Air Morac, Inc v. Cllr. Findley Y. Karngar (09/05/2022)
In this appeal, we are to determine the scope of an airline's liability under the Warsaw Convention (1929) for the loss or damage of a passenger's carryon baggage by the airline. The appellant, Air Maroc, Inc., contends that an airline liability under the Warsaw Convention for the loss of Read more →
Joah v. Fallah (09/05/2022)
This appeal emanates from a final ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, sitting in its June Term A.D. 2019, in favor of Representative Thomas Fallah, Read more →
Oumu Sirleaf-Hage v. His Honor J. Boima Konte et al (09/05/2022)
This Opinion is a consolidation of two bills of information and an application for the sequestration of rents filed by Oumou Sirleaf Hage, Bashir M. Hage, Rachel M. Hage, Monica M. Hage, Elie M. Hage, Tony M. Hage, Terez Read more →
The Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Barclay Cooper v. William Johnson et al Motion to Dismiss Appeal (09/05/2022)
This motion to dismiss appeal was filed on March 10, 2021 by the Estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Barclay Cooper and Mrs. Mai Barclay Robert, movants herein against the Wreh Estate, respondent herein, Read more →
Philip Grabo, Jacob Danpunu, et al v. Michael W. Wesseh, by and thru (09/05/2022)
The present appeal emanates from an action of ejectment filed on March 5, 2014, before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County by the appellee Michael N. Wisseh through his attorneys-in-fact, Opatee Peters and Dorothy Morris Smith. The appellee alleged in his complaint that he is the bonafide title holder of One Hundred Acre (100) of land lying and situated in Wheada Town, Lower Careysburg; that he purchased the land in 1989 from Read more →
Jonathan K. Williams v. R. L. (09/05/2022)
On April 16, 2018, residents of the Kingdom Care Community in Paynesville, Montserrado County, woke up to a ghastly scene of an unconscious body Read more →
Guarnty Trust v Morgan- final (09/05/2022)
This appeal emanates from a Ruling of our esteemed Colleague, Mr. Justice Yussif D. Kaba, granting the preemptory writ of prohibition while presiding Read more →
Firestone Retirees III – final (09/05/2022)
In a case decided during its October Term A.D. 2021, the Supreme Court was called upon to address an issue of the concurrent existence of two laws relating to the legal entitlement of a retired employee, and which of the two Read more →
Victor Smith Flahn v. William Gaye (08/04/2022)
On April 13, 2021, Mr. Victor Smith Flahn, the movant herein, filed this motion to dismiss the appeal announced by Mr. William Gaye, from a ruling in an action of ejectment instituted by the movant against the respondent Read more →
Phillip Toe, Emmanuel Nagbe, Theodosia Nagbe…. v. Ellen Free (08/04/2022)
The essential facts of this case are that on June 26, 2018, the appellee, Ellen Free, through her attorney-in-fact, Lewis Free, filed a complaint of summary proceedings to recover possession of real property before the Monrovia City Court against the appellants Phillip Toe, Emmanuel Nagbe and Theodosia Nagbe, stating that the said appellants were wrongfully Read more →
Beneta Askad v. LEC Motion to Dismiss Appeal (08/04/2022)
The movant, Beneta Aakah, on February 25, 2022, filed her motion to dismiss appeal alleging, inter alia, that she was a complainant in an unfair labor practice/wrongful dismissal Read more →
Nohn Bouyoe Final (08/04/2022)
This case emanates from a final ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County sitting in its June Term A.D. 2019. The records Read more →
Mr. Charles E. Sirleaf and Bojelene Guest house Inc, v. Guaranty Trust Bank (08/04/2022)
The movants, Mr. Charles E. Sirleaf and Bojelene Guest House Inc.; request this Court to dismiss the appeal announced by the respondent, Guaranty Trust Bank (Liberia) Limited, from an adverse judgment entered by the Commercial Court of Liberia in an action of damages for breach of contract filed by the movants. The movants contend that the respondent committed material and Read more →
Kimberly K. Toure v. Ministry of Public Works et al (08/04/2022)
The substantive facts that attended the taking of appeal by Mrs. Kimberly K. Toure, appellant herein, from the final ruling of the Assigned Circuit Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court for Montserrado County Read more →
James Biney-NPP FINAL (08/04/2022)
This appeal emanates from the ruling of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC), which affirmed a ruling by its Hearing Officer, regarding a controversy and Read more →
Merlene Grimes Final (08/04/2022)
This case is before us on a motion to dismiss an appeal filed by Merlene Grimes McCall, the movant herein, against Kadie Sarnor Kamara, the respondent herein. Read more →
UP & ALP vs. CPP & NEC (06/03/2022)
This case emanates from a dispute arising amongst four duly registered political parties who formed a coalition in pursuit of common political interests. Under Chapter 8, Section 8.5 of the New Elections Laws of Liberia, duly registered political parties may form an alliance or coalition. Chapter 8, Section 8.5 of the New Elections Laws of Liberia provides: Read more →
IN RE – CHICO CONCESSION AGREEMENT FINAL (02/18/2022)
On August 5, 2021, the Executive Branch of the Government of the Republic of Liberia entered into a Mineral Development Agreement ("Agreement") with BAO CHICO Resources Liberia Ltd., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Liberia, and its parent company, BAO CHICO Resources Limited, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Hong Kong to explore, produce and export iron ore from Gbarpolu County, Republic of Liberia. Read more →
IN RE THE PETITIONS OF JEWEL HOWARD TAYLOR, ET AL (02/18/2022)
The walls of the sacred Chambers of the Supreme Court reverberated with the recitals of sections 17.1 and 17.6 of the New Judiciary Law Revised Code in a four-day sitting of this Court to examine and pass on the petitions of attorneys-at-law who petitioned the Court to become members of its Bar. Mr. Chief Justice Francis Read more →
Hawa Sheriff vs. His Honor Scheaplor R. Dunbar and F. Augustus Ceasar (02/17/22)
In the instant appeal, the Supreme Court en bane, is called upon to review the Ruling of the Justice presiding in Chambers, Madam Justice Jamesetta H. Wolokolie during the October Term 2019. Read more →
Bye Elections In District 2, Bong County Latest (02/02/22)
On November 16, 2021, the National Elections Commission (NEC) conducted a by-election in Electoral District #2, Bong County, Liberia, in which twelve (12) persons vied to become a member of the House of Representatives. At the close of the polls, the votes were counted in the presence of agents for the parties, recorded and the records signed by the representatives of the parties and copies thereof placarded on the wall for public viewing. Read more →
Madam Nahad Hage Mensah vs. Roomy Brothers (02/01/22)
The informant herein, Madam Nohad Hage Mensah, filed this bill of information on December 20, 2020 before the Supreme Court of Liberia principally alleging that on June 25, 2020, this Court handed down final judgment in an action of summary proceeding to recover possession of real property which was initially filed before the Paynesville Magisterial Court; that on June 29, 2020, the magisterial court, presided over by His Honor William G. Saygah, resumed jurisdiction over the case after the reading of the Supreme Court's mandate; Read more →
Loenard P. Bernard et al vs. Archibald F. Bernard (02/01/2022)
This case is before us on appeal from a final judgment of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court sitting in its March Term A.D. 2019, growing out of a petition for the cancellation of a lease agreement, wherein the trial judge, His Honor Yussif D. Kaba, now Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Liberia, granted a motion for summary judgment in favour of the present appellee, thus terminating the case before the trial court. Read more →
G N Bank v. Archibald Tawalah (02/01/2022)
The appeal before this Court grows out of the October 22, 2020 final ruling of Her Honor Comfort S. Natt, Judge of the National Labor Court, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, who confirmed the January 15, 2020 final ruling of the Hearing Officer, Honorable Read more →
The Citizens of Worteh Clan et al., vs. The Citizens of Du-Wollee Township et al (02/01/22)
This motion to dismiss appeal grows out of the underlying petition for a declaratory judgment filed by the movants/appellees, The Citizens of Worteh Clan, Worteh Township, Kpanyan Statutory District, Sinoe County, against the respondents/appellants, the Citizens of Du-Wollee Township, Mantroe Chiefdom, Sinoe County, Republic of Liberia. On March 14, 2019, His Honor, Judge Nelson T. Tokpa, presiding by assignment over the Third Judicial Circuit of Sinoe County, Read more →
Trosteen Mokollie vs. The Management of Lonestar Cell MTN (01/27/22)
On September 17, 202 l, the movant/appellee, Trosteen Mokollie filed before this Court an eight count motion to dismiss appeal against the respondent/appellant, the MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL Decided: January 27, 2022 l Management of Lonestar Cell/MTN, substantially alleging that he was the complainant in an unfair labour practice/wrongful dismissal case before the Ministry of Labour; that at the conclusion of the labor hearing, the Hearing Officer awarded him the amount of US$32,903.00 in lieu of reinstatement; Read more →
Thomas G. Bedell of Maryland County vs. His Honor Nelson Tokpa, Resident Judge, Maryland County & Tony Nnakusue (01/27/22)
The office of a motion to dismiss an appeal is strictly an issue of law, and where the grounds provided for by law are satisfied, the Supreme Court will not enter upon the records and make a determination thereon based on the merits of the case Read more →
Thierno Mountanga thru Cllr. Johnny Momoh v. His Honor Jomah Jallah, Larry Gormuyor and Eric Nagbe (01/27/22)
his motion to dismiss appeal grows out of a petition for summary proceeding filed by movant/appellee herein, Thierno Mountaga Barry, against His Honor Jomah S. Jallah, Stipendiary Magistrate of the Monrovia City Court, the Ministerial Officer in the said court, Larry Gornuyor, co-respondents/appellants and Eric F. Nagbe. the substantive party complainant in the underlying action of summary proceeding to recover possession of real property. Read more →
The Intestate Estate of the late Fatima Massaquoi Fahnbulleh vs. The Management of LEC (01/27/22)
This appeal is before us from the ruling of our distinguished Colleague, Madam Justice Sie- A-Nyene G. Yuoh, then presiding in Chambers during the October, A.D. 2020 Term of this Court in a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the management of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (appellee) against the Intestate Estate of Fatima Massaquoi Fahnbulleh by and thru its administratrix and administrator, Vivian Fahnbulleh Seton and Samuel Seton (appellant). Read more →
The Adminstrator of the Intestate Estate of the late Henry R. blake vs. Wesley Joe et al.(01/27/22)
The present motion to dismiss the appeal growing from an action of ejectment raises one cardinal issue as the basis for said motion, viz., failure by the respondents/appellants to serve and file a notice of completion of the appeal on the movants/appellees or their legal counsel along with the appeal bond. Read more →
International Bank (Liberia) Limited vs. Intestate Estate of Musa Kamara, Sr. (01/27/2022)
Mindful of the possibility that errors, and impropriety may seep into the hearing and determination of legal disputes and consequently affect the rights and interests of the parties, the proponents of our legal system have designed that judgments/decisions of inferior judicial tribunals are subject to review before superior forums with the Supreme Court being the final arbiter. Party litigants Read more →
The Management of Intercom Security v. His Honor Richard Klah, Sr. (09/23/2022)
This appeal is from the final ruling of the National Labor Court, the latter which confirmed the ruling of the hearing officer of the Ministry of Labor adjudging the appellant, the Management of Intercon Security Systems liable for unfair labor practices and awarding the appellees, Willie D. Kerkula et al., the amount of US$620,418.02 (Six Hundred Twenty Thousand Four Hundred Eighteen United States Dollars, Two cents) for wrongful dismissal Read more →
