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Peace Clinic V Olivia P Cooper (12/18/2025) 0

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18 Dec, 2025

Peace Clinic V Olivia P Cooper (12/18/2025)

The records before us revealed that a final judgment was rendered in favor of the appellee in the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, in which the court below granted unto the appellee a summary judgment, due to the defendant, Madam Justine Mutako’s admission in her answer that the disputed property do not belong to her.

The facts as culled in this case revealed, that the appellee/plaintiff, Olivia Precious Cooper thru her Attorney-In-Fact, Ms. Sharon Wallace on May 22, 2019, filed with the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, an ejectment action for a

Toe Blopleh v. Victoria Marsh (08/15/2025) 0

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15 Aug, 2025

Toe Blopleh v. Victoria Marsh (08/15/2025)

This appeal emanates from the ruling of Her Honor, Golda A. Bonah-Elliott, Assigned Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, sitting in its June Term, A.D. 2024, when she denied and dismissed appellant’s motion for joinder as a party defendant on ground that the appellant failed to produce evidence that the administrator of the Intestate Estate of Toe Blopleh had letters of administration at the time the action of ejectment was instituted, and that the appellant’s motion for joinder of party sought to have the court reverse its earlier ruling which placed the defendant on bare

Prince Kenneh vs Judge Kennedy Peabody-2025-JIC (08/14/2025) 0

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14 Aug, 2025

Prince Kenneh vs Judge Kennedy Peabody-2025-JIC (08/14/2025)

The complainant, Mr. Prince Kanneh, filed a complaint with the Office of Her Honor, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, Chief Justice of the Republic of Liberia, against His Honor J. Kennedy Peabody, Sixth Judicial Court for Montserrado County in a letter dated February 24, 2022, stating that he was employed with one Bassam H. Jawhary who was the then executor of the late Milad R. Hage’s property lying in Paynesville; that the complainant was oppressed, suppressed and threatened by the respondent and requested the intervention of the Chief Justice; that while he was in the employ of Bassam H. Jawhary, they acquired

Tony Hage vs. John McGee, Serina McGee (08/14/2025) 0

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14 Aug, 2025

Tony Hage vs. John McGee, Serina McGee (08/14/2025)

The administrators of the Intestate Estate of John W. McGee, respondents herein, filed a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property against the movants, Tony Hage and other occupants before the Monrovia City Court on September 21, 2017. The Monrovia City Court adjudged the movants liable and they noted exception and announced an appeal on June 13, 2018 to the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County and the trial judge presiding, reversed the ruling of the Monrovia City Court on the basis that the movants had a valid lease agreement with the respondent. The respondent noted

SEGAL V. Aggrieved Employees PROHIBITION (05/29/2025) 0

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29 May, 2025

SEGAL V. Aggrieved Employees PROHIBITION (05/29/2025)

This matter is before us from an appeal announced in a ruling made by our distinguished colleague, Mr. Justice Yussif D. Kaba, Associate Justice in Chambers, denying appellant’s petition for the writ of prohibition which grows from the denial of the bill of information in the National Labor Court of the Eight Judicial Circuit Court for Nimba County.

The review of the facts in this case revealed that on the 19th of June, 2017, the 2nd appellees filed an eight (8) count complaint against the Management of SEGAL the appellant, before the Labor Commissioner in Sanniquellie, Nimba County, for unfair

MINSTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY v. ABU KAMARA -Declaratory Judgment (05/29/2025) 0

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29 May, 2025

MINSTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY v. ABU KAMARA -Declaratory Judgment (05/29/2025)

This appeal grows out of the August 2, 2018 A.D. ruling of the Six Judicial Circuit Civil for Montserrado County, siting in its June Term A.D. 2018 by His Honor, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr., in which a petition for declaratory judgment was granted in favor of the appellee, Abu Kamara.

The certified records before this Court reveal that on June 7, 2018, the appellee filed a petition for declaratory judgment against the appellant, the Ministry of Commerce, by and thru Hon. Wilson K. Tarpeh, Minister of Commerce and all Deputy Ministers and Assistant Ministers of said ministry, praying the trial

Novomatic Gaming Industry v Palm Spring (05/28/2025) 0

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28 May, 2025

Novomatic Gaming Industry v Palm Spring (05/28/2025)

This Court is call upon to decide the matter between these two corporate entities on the basis of an agreement entered into by the parties, so as to give interpretation to the law on the arbitration clause enshrined in the lease agreement, out of which this appeal grows from a motion to dismiss appellant/plaintiff’s complaint. In deciding this matter, the constitutional mandate that we are called upon to do is to uphold the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Liberia. Article 25 of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia states that “Obligation of contract shall be guaranteed by the Republic

HANS ARMSTRONG v. CITADEL MINING Debt by Attachment 905/28/2025) 0

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28 May, 2025

HANS ARMSTRONG v. CITADEL MINING Debt by Attachment 905/28/2025)

This appeal grows out of the final ruling of the Debt Court for Montserrado County, entered on July 20, 2023, by His Honor, James E. Jones, dismissing the action of debt by attachment filed by the appellant on the principle of res judicata. Dissatisfied with the final ruling, the appellant has come to this Court of final resort.

The certified records reveal, that after the May 12, 2023 ruling of the Debt Court, and on June 15, 2023, the appellant, Hans Armstrong, filed before the Debt Court for Montserrado County, another action, this time, an action of debt by attachment

Emmanuel Lathro V Cllr. Rufus Moore-GEC (05/28/2025) 0

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28 May, 2025

Emmanuel Lathro V Cllr. Rufus Moore-GEC (05/28/2025)

The Grievance and Ethics Committee (GEC) shall have Jurisdiction and inquire into and consider any complaint made against any practicing lawyer involving his character, integrity, professional standing, or conduct as a member of the Bar. It is in furtherance of this authority that this matter is before this Court for final determination, in that the GEC was called upon to conduct an investigation and submit to the Full Bench its findings and recommendation.

From the records certified before this Court, this matter grows out of a previous complainant filed before the Grievance and Ethics Committee of the Liberian National Bar

MADAM PRECIOUS J. EARLY VS. MAGISTRATE MELVIN BAH JIC (02/18/2025) 0

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18 Feb, 2025

MADAM PRECIOUS J. EARLY VS. MAGISTRATE MELVIN BAH JIC (02/18/2025)

The facts in this case reveal that Precious J. Early filed a complaint before the Office of the Chief Justice, Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, in which she alleged that she is the Attorney-In-Fact of one Docoma Collins who is currently residing in the United States of America; that her principal asked her to remove a tenant from her (Docoma) house that she (Precious) is managing, which she did. Thereafter, the complainant said her principal asked her to find a tenant for the said apartment which she did.

After the tenant had occupied the house and paid a rental fee

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