Monthly Archive: February 2025

Jane Hodge Davis v. Maria Yangbe (02/18/2025) 0

Jane Hodge Davis v. Maria Yangbe (02/18/2025)

This appeal grew out of an action of ejectment instituted by the appellee herein, Maria D. Johnson Yangbe, through her husband, M. Kron Yangbe, filed on January 30, 2014, before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County against the appellant, Gertrude Hodge. The appellee’s five-count ejectment action alleged substantially that the appellant had encroached upon her one acre of land lying and situated on Duport Road, Paynesville City, Montserrado County, Liberia, which the appellee had purchased from the Republic of Liberia in 1964 before traveling to the United States of America. Appellee further averred that upon her

JAMES KOLLIE V. HER HON. SERENA GARLAWOLU ET AL(02/18/2025) 0

JAMES KOLLIE V. HER HON. SERENA GARLAWOLU ET AL(02/18/2025)

This is an appeal from a chambers’ ruling rendered by our distinguished colleague, Mr. Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr., then presiding in chambers, granting a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari prayed for by the appellee, James Kollie.

The facts in this case show that the grand jury of Montserrado County, sitting in the August A.D. 2020 Term of Court, indicted the appellee for the crime of Statutory Rape. Regular trial was had in the case, and the trial jury sitting therein returned a Hung Verdict, in which seven (7) of the twelve (12) trial jurors voted not guilty, and

Consolidated Group Inc. v. SATCOM et. al. (02/18/2025) 0

Consolidated Group Inc. v. SATCOM et. al. (02/18/2025)

On November 4, 2019, Consolidated Group Inc., the appellant herein, by and thru its Chief Executive Officers, Mr. Simeon Freeman, instituted an action of damages for wrong by attachment against NANASAT Digital Television, SATCOM Communication Services, K3 Telecom Liberia, and Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) as defendants, seeking to recover damages totaling US$5.1 million for injury/losses it sustained as a result of the defendants’ infringement of its content rights granted to it by Multi Choice Africa and Super Sports, to screen live broadcasts of the English Premier League and Spanish Football, La Liga Football games, in Liberia.

In its twenty-seven (27)

MR. SAMUKAI V. DUKULY VS. COUNSELLOR AUGUSTINE TOE. GEC (02/17/2025) 0

MR. SAMUKAI V. DUKULY VS. COUNSELLOR AUGUSTINE TOE. GEC (02/17/2025)

Article 75 of the Constitution of Liberia (1986) grants the Supreme Court the exclusive authority to regulate the practice of law in this jurisdiction and, from time to time to make rules of court for the purpose of regulating the practice, procedures and manner by which cases shall be commenced and heard before it and all other subordinate courts.

In consonance with its constitutional mandate to regulate the practice of law, the Supreme Court promulgated the Code of Moral and Professional Ethics which is the ethical guidelines for lawyers within this jurisdiction. This Code comprises elements that constitute violations or

MR. SAM GAYE VS. COUNSELLOR ALBERT S. SIMS. GEC (02/17/2025) 0

MR. SAM GAYE VS. COUNSELLOR ALBERT S. SIMS. GEC (02/17/2025)

The Code of Moral and Professional Ethics are the ethical guidelines for lawyers which contains elements that constitute violations or breached of the Code for which lawyers are held accountable for violations of the Code. The Supreme Court, pursuant to Article 75 of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia, is mandated by the Constitution of Liberia to make rules of court and shall prescribe such code for lawyers appearing before it.

In consonance of this, on July 18, 2023, Mr. Sam Gaye filed a complaint before Her Honor, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, Chief Justice of the Republic of Liberia, against Counsellor Albert

Marie Nellon VS Johnny Momoh-GEC (02/17/2025) 0

Marie Nellon VS Johnny Momoh-GEC (02/17/2025)

On June 21, 2023, Ms. Marie Nellon of Brewerville City filed a complaint with the Office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh against Counsellor J. Johnny Momoh of the J. Johnny Momoh Law Chambers for an alleged ethical violation(s). In her complaint, Ms. Nellon narrated that she had cohabitated with Counsellor J. Johnny Momoh, respondent for more than eight years on the G-4 Road, Brewerville City, Montserrado County, resided at her house for five years and subsequently, three years in the new house that they jointly built in YED Community, Brewerville,

Victoria Sirleaf  vs. MAGISTRATE JAMES F. DUDU JIC REPORT (02/17/2025) 0

Victoria Sirleaf vs. MAGISTRATE JAMES F. DUDU JIC REPORT (02/17/2025)

On July 24, 2023, Madam Victoria Sirleaf filed a letter of complaint with the Office of the Chief Justice, Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, against Magistrate James F. Dudu of the Bushrod Island Magisterial Court alleging that for over thirty-four years she has lived at her residence located on Bushrod Island, Montserrado County, without interference from anyone; that on December 5, 2022, Magistrate James F. Dudu ordered her eviction from her property without according her due process in an action of summary proceedings to recover possession of real property filed by Dabah Sarnor against her and all those occupying the

MR. BALLAH V. YARBO AGAINST COUNSELLOR SAMUEL PEARSON (GEC Report) (02/17/2025) 0

MR. BALLAH V. YARBO AGAINST COUNSELLOR SAMUEL PEARSON (GEC Report) (02/17/2025)

The genesis of this complaint is traced to the demise of Maime Hayford Pearson, the late wife of J. Henric Pearson, a resident of Montserrado County, Liberia. Madam Maime Hayford Pearson died seized of properties, real and personal, including monies she deposited into her accounts maintained at the United Bank of Africa (UBA) and the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI), respectively, during her life time, but leaving no will and last testament. Ballah Yargbo, the complainant, and son of the late Maime Hayford Pearson, not satisfied with the manner in which his late mother’s estate, especially, monies deposited

Ma Bendu Kamara v. Margaret Stubblefield et. al (02/17/2025) 0

Ma Bendu Kamara v. Margaret Stubblefield et. al (02/17/2025)

The present appeal emanates from the final ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, in an action of ejectment filed by the present appellees, Ma Bendu Kamara and Children against the present appellants, the Intestate Estate of Margaret B. Stubblefield et. al, in which final ruling, the trial judge presiding by assignment, His Honor Johannes Z. Zlahn (of sainted memory) affirmed the verdict of the jury in favor of the appellees, Ma Bendu Kamara et. al, adjudging the appellants, the Intestate Estate of Margaret B. Stubblefield et al liable in damages for their wrongful withholding of

Meridian BIAO Lib. Ltd. v. Cllr. Benedict Sannoh (02/17/2025) 0

Meridian BIAO Lib. Ltd. v. Cllr. Benedict Sannoh (02/17/2025)

This matter comes before us from the Debt Court for Montserrado County on account of a judgment rendered in favor of the Appellee, Counselor Benedict F. Sannoh in the tone of US$163,800(One Hundred Sixty Three Thousand Eight Hundred US Dollars) against the appellant, the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), which took seized of Meridian BIAO Bank Liberia Limited under a Receivership. It is from the final judgment of the Debt Court that the appellant excepted and announced an appeal before this court en banc.

In order to get a full appreciation of the history of this matter, we take recourse