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Justice Ceaineh D. Clinton Johnson has Judicial Oversight:
Jurisdiction: The 3rd Judicial Circuit Court of Sinoe County exercises original jurisdiction over all cases as to which no other court has, including jurisdiction in Admiralty. The Circuit Court also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from administrative determinations of government agencies and officials in accordance with statutes that provide appeals and from decisions of courts-not-of-record (magisterial) made within the county in which it sits. Read more…..
Jurisdiction: The 5th Judicial Circuit Court of Grand Cape Mount County exercises original jurisdiction over all cases as to which no other court has, including jurisdiction in Admiralty. The Circuit Court also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from administrative determinations of government agencies and officials in accordance with statutes that provide appeals and from decisions of courts-not-of-record (magisterial) made within the county in which it sits. Read more…..
Jurisdiction: The 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Bomi County exercises original jurisdiction over all cases as to which no other court has, including jurisdiction in Admiralty. The Circuit Court also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from administrative determinations of government agencies and officials in accordance with statutes that provide appeals and from decisions of courts-not-of-record (magisterial) made within the county in which it sits. Read More…..
OPINION BY HER HONOR JUSTICE CEAINEH D. CLINTON JOHNSON
Varney Mambu Dennis, the Intestate Estate of David Coleman vs The Intestate Estate of James Morris (05/21/2026)
This petition for re-argument emanates from this Court’s unanimous Opinion affirming the ruling of the trial court in an ejectment action where the trial judge affirmed the jury’s verdict, in which the respondent was ordered placed in possession of its property thereof by this Court, according to the metes and bounds of its deed that was pleaded. In the petition for re-argument, the petitioners are contending that this Court ignored the issue of the trial court’s denial of a motion for investigative survey, for reason that the said motion was untimely filed; that the act of this Court, in ignoring Read more →
National Contracting Company, Ltd (NCC) vs Global Group of Enterprises, Ltd. (05/21/2026)
This case grows out of an appeal announced from a ruling of the trial judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County which held the appellant, the National Contracting Company Ltd (NCC) liable in an action of damages for breach of contract filed by the appellee, the Global Group of Enterprises, Ltd. (Global) on August 31, 2020. The certified records of this case show that the appellee filed an action of damages for breach of contract under a sub-contract agreement along with a motion for preliminary injunction on August 31, 2020, against the appellant, stating that Read more →
The Purported Living Bread Pentecostal Ministry vs Living Bread Pentecostal Church Ministry (05/21/2026)
This appeal emanates from a ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, rendered on May 10, A.D. 2022, in a petition for declaratory judgment filed on February 2, 2022, by the appellee, the Living Bread Pentecostal Church Ministry by & thru its pastor and general overseer, Pastor Timothy Atachie against the appellant, the Purported Living Bread Pentecostal Ministry by & thru Pastor Mango and her brother Mac Noah. The appellee, in its petition, requested the trial court to declare its right to the ownership of its own premises against all claimants including but not limited Read more →
Thomas Hill vs James Logan (05/20/2026)
This case is before us on a motion to dismiss the appeal filed by the movant, Thomas Hill represented by and thru his Attorney-in-Fact, Emmanuel Johnson, against the respondent, James Logan, which motion seeks to have this Court dismiss the appeal announced by the respondent from a judgment entered against him by the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, on ground that the respondent failed to complete the appeal process by failing to file a notice of completion of appeal. The records before this Court show that the underlying action arose from an action of ejectment instituted Read more →
J. Alfred Sackie et al., the USTC Workers vs United States Trading Company (05/20/2026)
This Bill of Information emanates from a Judgment of this Court, in an appeal announced by the United States Trading Company (USTC), respondent herein, in an action for wrongful dismissal/redundancy filed by the informants herein, J. Alfred Sackie et al., the USTC redundant workers. This Court, on August 17, 2004 affirmed in part and reversed in part, from the final ruling of the National Labor Court, in which this Court mandated the trial court to resume jurisdiction and give effect to the Mandate of this Court. When the trial court resumed jurisdiction, according to the informants, the trial judge did Read more →
The Intestate Estate of Mayouba Barlo vs Jimmy Jallah and Varney Swaray (05/20/2026)
The Intestate Estate of Mayouba Barlo, the movant, thru his Attorney-In-Fact, Mulbah Barlo, filed before this Court, a motion to dismiss the appeal announced by Jimmy Jallah and Varney Swaray, the respondents, in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court for Margibi County. The movant in this motion to dismiss is seeking the dismissal of the appeal announced by the respondents on July 2, 2025 from the final ruling delivered by the trial judge, Her Honor Golda Bonah Elliott, Assigned Circuit Judge. In the said motion to dismiss, the movant states three contentions as justification for the dismissal of this appeal: the Read more →
FRED I. SUMO v. SHEGOU BANGAY & ASSATTA BANGAY (02/12/2026)
This matter emanates from the ruling of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court for Margibi County in an action of ejectment in which the trial jury rendered a liable verdict which was confirmed by the trial court against the appellant on December 29, A.D. 2022, and the appellant noted exception to the said ruling and appealed to this Court en banc. The records certified before this Court show that the appellees, Shekou Bongay and Assatta Bongay, filed an action of ejectment on March 18, 2019, against the appellant, Fred I. Sumo. In the said action of ejectment, the appellees stated that Read more →
Aaron S. Kollie et al. v. Republic of Liberia (02/12/2026)
This is an appeal from the final ruling of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Lofa County, wherein the appellants, Aaron S. Kollie and Emmanuel W. Flomo, were adjudged guilty of the crimes of Murder, Criminal Conspiracy, and Felonious Restraint, while co-appellant Lamini Flomo was adjudged guilty of Criminal Conspiracy and Felonious Restraint. The appellants are now before this Court seeking a reversal of the final ruling of the trial court. The certified records reveal that, following an inquest conducted by the County Coroner of Lofa County, which confirmed the death of Madam Moiyongor Keleko and attributed the cause of death to Read more →
Edwina Blackie v. Intestate Estate of Patrick Wolo Saryene (12/19/2025)
The Supreme Court en banc has been called upon by the appellants, Madam Edwina Blackie and Mr. Napoleon Bobai, to review and make a final determination into an ejectment action, in which a unanimous jury verdict of liable was rendered in favor of the appellee, the Intestate Estate of Patrick Wolo Saryene and said verdict was confirmed on May 20, 2021, by the Civil Law Court “B”, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, sitting in its March A. D. 2021 Term, presided over by His Honor Scheaplor R. Dunbar. A perusal of the records transcribed to this Court shows that Read more →
Judge Joseph Kollie vs Oceano Casino-Motion to Dismiss (12/18/2025)
This motion to dismiss appeal is filed by appellee/movant, praying this Court to dismiss the appeal due to respondent/appellant’s failure to transcribe the appeal records to this Court within the statutory period as prescribed by law. Culled from the transcript of this case is that the co-movant Kou Keita, an employee of the respondent’s entity, filed a complaint before the Labour Ministry against the respondent, the Management of Oceano Casino, for unfair labour practice/wrongful dismissal, in which complaint the co-movant, Kou Keita, stated that the respondent indefinitely suspended her on July 28, 2023, on allegations of theft of property, criminal Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
Mr. Samuel Kogar vs Mrs. Ramatta Yoada Kogar (02/18/2025)
This is an appeal from the ruling of the then Chambers Justice, Her Honor Madam Justice Yuoh. The records of this case show that appellant/plaintiff, Samuel Kogar filed in the Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, a six count complaint in an action of divorce for incompatibility of temper against his wife, Ramatta Yoada Korgar, appellee/defendant, alleging abandonment, etc. by his wife on January 26, 2018. The appellee/defendant, in response to the complaint, filed an eight count Answer to appellant/plaintiff’s complaint on February 2, 2018, along with a motion for alimony pendente lite, alleging that appellant/plaintiff’s and appellee/defendant are still Read more →
Re-argument_ELIZABETH MARSH VS. UNITED MUSLIMS (02/18/2025)
December 19, 2024, the Supreme Court delivered an Opinion in a motion to dismiss an appeal, during the October Term of Court A.D 2024, filed by the movant, now respondent in this petition for re-argument, based on Part 1, Rule IX of the Revised Rules of the Supreme Court, which states that “For good cause shown to the Court by petition, a re-argument of a cause may be allowed only once when some palpable substantial mistake is made by inadvertently overlooking some facts, or point of law.” In that case, the Supreme Court delivered the appeal of the Petitioner. The Read more →
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 Read more →
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 Read more →
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, Read more →
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 Read more →
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. Read more →
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 Read more →
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), Read more →
The Unconstitutionality of Several Actions taken by Certain Members of the House of Representatives (12/06/2024)
Mr. Justice Tubman speaking for the Supreme Court in the case Fazzah v. The National Economy Committee, 8LLR, 84,85 (1943) opined that every so often: "...there arises some litigation in the course of judicial proceedings like a mighty billow raising itself to a magnificent height as out of the sea, arousing public excitement, curiosity, anxiety), and interest. The civilians, as seashore visitors and dwellers, look on, some with fear, others with satisfaction, and yet others with amazement and trembling; out these legal billows seem, as it were, to dash themselves upon the shore as do the ocean billows and recede into Read more →