Category: Recent Decisions

Juah S. Dennis vs. NEC and Mr. Thomas Goswell II (01/17/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

17 Jan, 2024

Juah S. Dennis vs. NEC and Mr. Thomas Goswell II (01/17/2024)

On October 17, 2023, the appellant herein, the Unity Party by and through its Secretary General, Mr. Thomas A. Nimely of the Grand Bassa Chapter, along with its Electoral District #5 representative candidate, Juah Dennis, filed with the Election Magistrate of Grand Bassa County a complaint of elections’ irregularities. The complaint substantially alleged that while voters were in the queue to cast their ballots at Polling Precinct #: 09013, the Presiding Officer (PO) ordered the poll closed by 6:00 pm, which deprived voters of their rights to vote. Additionally, there were lots of discrepancies on the Representative Record of the Counts during the tallying process at Polling Precinct#s 09007 and 09009. The appellant therefore requested that a re-run be ordered at Polling Precinct #: 09013-Zondo Town Public School and a re-count at Polling Precinct #s: 09007-LIBINC Old Palava Hut and 09009-Behn Town Palava Hut, in Electoral District #5, Grand Bassa County. The complaint is here under quoted verbatim

Nimely J. Donyen vs. Sekou S. Kanneh (01/12/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Gbeisay / Recent Decisions

12 Jan, 2024

Nimely J. Donyen vs. Sekou S. Kanneh (01/12/2024)

This case comes before this Court en banc for appellate review from the final ruling of the Board of Commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC), entered on December 19, 2023, dismissing the appellant’s appeal, growing out of a complaint filed before the Hearing Officer of NEC, praying for a total recount of votes cast from the one hundred twenty-eight (128) polling places of the nineteen (19) voting precincts of Electoral District #2, Montserrado County, in the Presidential and Legislative Elections conducted in Montserrado County on October 10, 2023, and affirming the ruling of the Hearing Officer, Attorney S. Patterson Blamo.

William G. J. Juah, Administrator of the Intestate Estate of Charlotte Crawford of the City of Monrovia vs. JOJO/J. W. Lawrence, Attorney-in-Fact for Felix K. Lawrence, of the City of Monrovia 0

2023 Opinions / Justice Yuo / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2023

William G. J. Juah, Administrator of the Intestate Estate of Charlotte Crawford of the City of Monrovia vs. JOJO/J. W. Lawrence, Attorney-in-Fact for Felix K. Lawrence, of the City of Monrovia

This appeal emanates from a bill of information filed before the Monthly and Probate Court for Montserrado County, by Jojo/J.W. Lawrence, the Attorney-In-Fact of Felix K. Lawrence, the appellee herein.
The proceedings leading to the filing of the bill of information by the appellee shows that on January 6, 2017, the appellant herein, William G. J. Juah, obtained Letters of Administration from the Monthly & Probate Court for Montserrado County, to administer the Intestate Estate of his purported mother, Charlotte Crawford.

Subsequently on February 6, 2017, the appellant filed a Petition for Interference with the Intestate Estate of Charlotte Crawford against the appellee alleging inter alia therein, that he is one of two children of the late Charlotte Crawford and is the current administrator of the deceased Charlotte Crawford’s Intestate Estate; that he is the surviving next of kin of the decedent because she had two children out of her body, the appellant and his elder sister,

Mr. Wamah Jones Kuteh, Independent Representative Candidate District # 1, Bong County vs. The National Elections Commission (NEC) (12/19/2023) 0

2023 Opinions / Justice Yuo / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2023

Mr. Wamah Jones Kuteh, Independent Representative Candidate District # 1, Bong County vs. The National Elections Commission (NEC) (12/19/2023)

On October 10, 2023, the National Elections Commission (NEC), the 1st appellee herein, conducted Presidential and Legislative Elections at which Mr. Wamah Jones Kuteh, the appellant herein, contested in Electoral District No.1, Bong County as a representative. At the closing of the polls, the counting and tallying of votes casts in Electoral District No.1, Bong County, the 1st appellee announced Mr. Prince Koinah, the 2nd appellee herein, as the winner of the elections. In its public announcement on October 20, 2023, the 1st appellee stated that the 2nd appellee obtained 6,846 valid votes while the appellant on the other hand obtained 6,774 valid votes.
The certified records culminating into this appeal and transmitted to this Court reveal that the appellant filed three (3) complaints, the first and second on October 15 & 16 and the third on the 18th of October. The third complaint was withdrawn and an amended complaint filed on October 25, 2023.

Amos Klah of the City of Monrovia vs. The Intestate of Tahiru Keingo by and thru is Administratrix Betty Keingo of the City of Monrovia (12/19/2023) 0

2023 Opinions / Justice Yuo / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2023

Amos Klah of the City of Monrovia vs. The Intestate of Tahiru Keingo by and thru is Administratrix Betty Keingo of the City of Monrovia (12/19/2023)

The Intestate Estate of Tahiru Keingo, the appellee herein, instituted an action of ejectment before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, against Amos Klah, the appellant herein. After pleadings rested, a jury trial was had, following which the jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the appellee. Thereafter, the appellant filed a motion for new trial, which was objected to by the appellee, heard by the trial court, and subsequently denied. The trial court entered final ruling in favor of the appellee, which final ruling the appellant noted exceptions and announced an appeal to the Supreme Court, thus culminating into the present appeal.

The certified records show that the genesis of this case dates back to May 27, 2009, when the appellee instituted a five count action of ejectment against the appellant, alleging therein that in 1985, Tahiru Keingo, during his lifetime, acquired one and one-half (1.5) lots of land situated in the Township of Gardnerville from Francis S. Fahnbulleh; that sometime in 1990, due to the civil crisis in Liberia, he, Tahiru Keingo, along with his family, fled to the Republic of Sierra Leone for refuge, but left their elder son, Thomas Keingo in charge of his property as a caretaker; that in 1999, an agent of the appellant,

THE CAMPAIGN TEAM OF MR. JULIUS K. KANOUBAH VS. HIS HONOR JOSEPH N. NAGBE & THE PRESS UNION OF LIBERIA (12/19/2023) 0

2023 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2023

THE CAMPAIGN TEAM OF MR. JULIUS K. KANOUBAH VS. HIS HONOR JOSEPH N. NAGBE & THE PRESS UNION OF LIBERIA (12/19/2023)

This Bill of Information finds its genesis in an action of Declaratory Judgment and its accompanying petition for preliminary injunction filed before the trial court by the informant, the Campaign Team of Mr. Julius Kanubah of the Press Union of Liberia 2022 election by and thru Mr. Raymond Zarbay, et al. The gravamen of that declaratory judgment suit is that one of the respondents, the administration of the Press Union of Liberia headed by Atty. Ade Wede Kerkula committed various irregularities leading to the conduct of the Press Union of Liberia 2022 elections in violation of the Press Union of Liberia’s constitution. The informant, therefore, prayed that the trial court declare their rights and enjoin and restrain the respondent’s elections commission from further proceeding with the conduct of the elections until the determination of the action of declaratory judgment

Nathaniel Kevin vs. Her Honor Compfort S. Natt & Lone Star Cell MTN (12/19/2023) 0

2023 Opinions / Justice Gbeisay / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2023

Nathaniel Kevin vs. Her Honor Compfort S. Natt & Lone Star Cell MTN (12/19/2023)

The history of this case requires a careful consideration of the facts and circumstances to make an informed judicial decision. The appellant, Nathaniel Kevin was an employee of the appellee, Lone Star MTN, and he served as Regulatory Relations Senior Manager on a month-to-month basis, commencing from December 2012 with a monthly salary of US$8,390.00(Eight Thousand Three Hundred Ninety United States Dollars).
However, on January 16, 2015, the appellee declared his position redundant on account of economic reasons, citing Regulation No.8 of the Labour Practices Law, which gives an employer, as in this case, the power to declare redundant a position but shall pay the employee one month salary for each year of completed service.

Moivamba Fofana et al vs Alhaji Kalamo Fofana (12/19/2023) 0

2023 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2023

Moivamba Fofana et al vs Alhaji Kalamo Fofana (12/19/2023)

On the 10th day of January, A.D. 2014, the appellee, Alhaji Kalamo Fofana, instituted an action of ejectment by and thru his attorney-in-fact, Mohammed Fofana, against the defendants, Moivamba Fofana, James Fofana, Emmanuel B. Nyenswa, the Management of Tohnlo Women & Youth Training Empowerment Program and Siemon Weah substantially alleging that the appellee is owner of one acre of land lying and situated at the City of Paynesward, now Paynesville, Montserrado County which he acquired through an honorable purchased on the 28th day of April, A.D. 1979 from Leona Lloyd; that in 1994, he entrusted his title deed to Moivamba Fofana, 1st appellant herein, who the appellee knew and aided while he (the 1st appellant) was in school and at the time of entrusting him with the deed, he was a custom officer of the Ministry of Finance assigned at the Freeport of Monrovia; that he (the appellee) later found out that the 1st appellant was constructing on the land and had sold portion to other defendants; that the appellee

CHURCH OF CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINT VS. INTESTATE ESTATE OF JOSEPH V. GAYE SR. (12/19/2023) 0

2023 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2023

CHURCH OF CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINT VS. INTESTATE ESTATE OF JOSEPH V. GAYE SR. (12/19/2023)

On the 18th day of May 2020, the Intestate Estate of Joseph V. Gaye, Sr. by and thru its Administrators/Administratrix Stanton V. Gaye, Victoria D. Gaye, George Giah, and Sammie Peter Paul, appellee herein instituted an action of Ejectment against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saint
represented by its authorized representatives, defendant, in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County. The appellee withdrew and amended its complaint on June 5, 2020. The appellee alleged in its amended complaint, amongst other things, that the appellee is the

Amos Clinton vs His Honor Joe S. Barkon (12/19/2023) 0

2023 Opinions / Justice Gbeisay / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2023

Amos Clinton vs His Honor Joe S. Barkon (12/19/2023)

This appeal emerges before the full bench of the Supreme Couret, praying this court to review and reverse the ruling of our distinguished learned Colleague, Mr. Justice Yussif D. Kaba; which ruling he denied the preemptory writ of mandamus prayed for by the appellants. To agree or disagree with the Chambers justice’s ruling, it is expedient to briefly state the synopsis of the facts culled from the certified records of this case from the court below.

Having rendered a default judgment against Amos Clinton and Rufus Wesley in an action of ejectment predicated on the sheriff’s returns which indicated that the appellants rejected or evaded the court’s precepts including writ of summons and several assignments, the appellants filed a motion in the court below praying the court to relieve them from judgmen

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