Monthly Archive: December 2024

MITCHELL BARCLAY VS. MAGISTRATE HASSAN ZONBO GEC (12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

MITCHELL BARCLAY VS. MAGISTRATE HASSAN ZONBO GEC (12/19/2024)

The Code of Moral and Professional Ethics for Liberian lawyers (“the Code”) regulates the conduct of lawyers in Liberia with respect to their interactions with the courts, clients, litigants, the public, and as well as to serve as a tool for self-assessment and discipline for lawyers in reinforcing and upholding law practice as an honourable profession.

On October 3, 2022, the complainant, Mr. Mitchell Barclay, filed a complaint with the Office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia against Associate Magistrate Hassan N. Zonbo of the Tubmanburg Magisterial Court, alleging that the Security Director of Mano Palm

MARTIN MISOSCHEWSK VS. AFRILAND FIRST BANK (12/19/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

MARTIN MISOSCHEWSK VS. AFRILAND FIRST BANK (12/19/2025)

This case grows out of an appeal taken from the ruling of our esteem colleague, Madam Justice Jamesetta Howard Wolokolie, when she served as Chambers Justice during the October 2023 Term of this Court. The Chambers Justice in her ruling dated February 8, 2024 sustained the alternative writ of certiorari issued and granted the peremptory writ. The appellant, being dissatisfied with the Chambers Justice’s ruling, noted exceptions and announced an appeal to this Court en banc for review and final disposition.

The facts as curled from the certified records of this case revealed that the appellants, Martin Misoschewsk and Mr.

ELIZABETH MARSH VS. UNITED MUSLIMS (12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

ELIZABETH MARSH VS. UNITED MUSLIMS (12/19/2024)

Under our jurisprudence, the right to appeal is inviolable. However, it is not absolute. The appellant is under legal obligation to ensure that all mandatory steps for the perfection of its appeal must be fully complied with, in order to give this Court the legal authority to review the records and make final determination in the case.
Article 20(b) of the 1986 Constitution states that “The right of an appeal from a judgment, decree, decision or ruling of any court or administrative board or agency, except the Supreme Court, shall be held inviolable. The Legislature shall prescribe rules and procedures

ATTORNEY MOHAMMED EL-DEUST FAHNBULLEH ET. AL. VS CLLR. DEMSTER BROWN (12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Arguments

19 Dec, 2024

ATTORNEY MOHAMMED EL-DEUST FAHNBULLEH ET. AL. VS CLLR. DEMSTER BROWN (12/19/2024)

This case is an Appeal from the ruling of our distinguished colleague, His Honor Yussif D. Kaba, during the March Term of this Court, when he served as Chambers Justice. In his ruling, denied the petitioners’ petition, ordered quashed the alternative writ and denied the issuance of the peremptory writ prayed for. The petitioners noted exceptions to the ruling and announced appeal to this Court en banc.

The historicity of this case is that, Atty. Mohammed El-Dust Fahnbulleh, Dr./Cllr. Niveda Ricks Onuoha, Atty. Patmilla Doe Paivey & Pindarous Allison, all Commissioners of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INHCR),

Siaka A. Turay v. Ma Konneh Kamara, et, al.(12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

Siaka A. Turay v. Ma Konneh Kamara, et, al.(12/19/2024)

On July 17, 2024, the movant, Siaka Turay, filed this motion to dismiss the respondents, Ma Konneh Kamara et al., appeal, averring therein that the movant instituted an action of ejectment against the respondents and all occupants under her control on the 27th Day of January 2023 at the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court; movant further averred that after pleadings rested, and considering that the parties derived their titles from the same grantors and that the movant’s title is older than that of the respondents, the movant filed a motion for summary judgment, which was heard and granted by

Kruah Richards v. Richard K. Grahm et. al (12/19/2024) 0

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19 Dec, 2024

Kruah Richards v. Richard K. Grahm et. al (12/19/2024)

The appellees/petitioners, Co-chairman Richard K. Graham, Board Secretary John L. Bleemie, and Corporate agent J. Teah Richards, all Members of the Board of Directors, and Shareholders of the Standard Guard Services, Inc., with 18%, 16%, and 15% shares, respectively, on September 4, 2020, filed a petition for Declaratory Judgment/Accounting before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, against the appellant, Kruah Richards, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Standard Guard Services, Inc., and a 20% Shareholder, alleging that since 2013, the appellant has exercised “total and selfish” control over the Corporation to their exclusion, and has failed, neglected

NPA v. James R. Bernard, Gabriel Bull, et. al. (12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

NPA v. James R. Bernard, Gabriel Bull, et. al. (12/19/2024)

It is the law that “when actions involving a common question of law or fact are pending before a court of record, the court, upon motion of any party or sua sponte, may order a joint trial of any or all the matters in issue or the consolidation of the actions; and it may make such other orders concerning proceedings therein as may tend to avoid unnecessary costs or delay.” Civil Procedure Law, Revised Code 1:6.3; also see the case: Attorney Garrison Doldeh Yearlu, Jr. et al., v. The Executive Branch of Government, Supreme Court Opinion, March Term, A.D. 2024.

Kumba Bendu and Sons v. His Honor James E. Jones et. al (12/19/2025) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

Kumba Bendu and Sons v. His Honor James E. Jones et. al (12/19/2025)

This appeal grows out of the ruling of our distinguished colleague, His Honor Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr., Justice presiding in Chambers, in a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Kumba Bendu and Sons, appellee herein, alleging substantially that the Judge of the Debt Court of Montserrado County, proceeded to close down its businesses, and businesses belonging to its tenants, based on an action of debt filed by the Intestate Estate of John N. Lewis, the appellant herein, against Mr. Eric Wellington of ERICO World Wide Venture, (hereinafter known as ERICO) without any notice to the appellee as the

Intestate Estate of Kaifa Kamara v. Intestate Estate of Rebecca Thomas (12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

Intestate Estate of Kaifa Kamara v. Intestate Estate of Rebecca Thomas (12/19/2024)

This case was heard and decided by the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, then presided over by our distinguished colleague, His Honor Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr., then serving as a Circuit Judge. The trial court heard the petition and granted the same. The movant, the late Kaifa Kamara, entered exceptions to the final ruling, announced an appeal therefrom, and perfected the same. While this appeal is pending, the movant filed a five-count motion for newly discovered evidence, claiming therein that the trial judge introduced out-of-court evidence in reaching his final ruling in the case and, therefore, the movant is praying the

Foday Conneh et. al. v Republic of Liberia (12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

Foday Conneh et. al. v Republic of Liberia (12/19/2024)

On the 27th day of November 2020, the Grand Jury for Montserrado County, sitting in its November Term, returned a True Bill charging the appellants, Foday Conneh, David Conneh, J. Boimah Sambolah, Mohammed Bah (Buyer) and Surveyor to be identified, with the crimes of Criminal Conveyance of Land and Criminal Conspiracy, a felony of the second degree. The Indictment averred that, on the 25th day of May A.D. 2020, in the Coffee Farm Community, Township of Caldwell, defendants Foday Conneh and Boimah Sambolah were arrested, acquainted with their Constitutional Rights, investigated and subsequently charged with the commission of the crimes

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