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:
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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,
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
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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;
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
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