Tagged: ACTION OF EJECTMENT

Varney Mambu Dennis, the Intestate Estate of David Coleman v. Intestate Estate of James Morris (08/14/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Gbeisay / Recent Decisions

14 Aug, 2025

Varney Mambu Dennis, the Intestate Estate of David Coleman v. Intestate Estate of James Morris (08/14/2025)

This case originated in the Paynesville Magisterial Court when the Intestate Estate of James Morris by and thru its Administrator, Richard B. Quadeh, appellee herein instituted an action of summary proceedings to recover possession of real property from the appellants. Upon assignment for hearing, Varney Mambu Dennis, the Intestate Estate of David Coleman represented by its Administrator De Bonis Non, David A. Garnett, Ambrose, Leroy Logan, et. al, appellants herein, showed up and presented a title deed and the magistrate dismissed the case claiming that title was in question and advised the appellee to file an ejectment action in the

Mariam Pauline Ammons v. The Intestate Estate of Browne (08/14/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Yuo / Recent Decisions

14 Aug, 2025

Mariam Pauline Ammons v. The Intestate Estate of Browne (08/14/2025)

The appellants, Mariam Pauline et al., are before this Court based upon an appeal from the final ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, in an action of ejectment instituted by the appellee herein, the Intestate Estate of William E. Browne.
The appellants have presented for our review, a six (6) count bill of exceptions which they believe constitute reversible errors committed by the trial judge. We shall first delve into the records to ascertain the facts and procedure that obtained at the trial court.
The records show that on April 26, 2010, the appellee instituted an

Esther K. Venn vs. Marie Johnson and Thomas Yaya Nimley (08/14/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

14 Aug, 2025

Esther K. Venn vs. Marie Johnson and Thomas Yaya Nimley (08/14/2025)

Our review of the records of this case reveals that the appellant, Madam Esther K. Venn, plaintiff in the court below, filed a complaint against the appellees, Marie Johnson, Thomas Yaya Nimely and James Gibson, defendants below, alleging that she, appellant, is the owner of ten (10) acres of land lying in the Township of Duazon which she acquired in 1994; that upon visiting the subject property in 2010, she discovered that the appellees, Marie Johnson and Thomas Yaya Nimley, had constructed on portion of the land without her consent, while co-appellee James Gibson was constructing a structure thereon; that

Congress for Democratic Change vs. Intestate Estate of Martha Stubblefield Bernard (05/28/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

28 May, 2025

Congress for Democratic Change vs. Intestate Estate of Martha Stubblefield Bernard (05/28/2025)

The 1st respondent, Intestate Estate of Martha Stubblefield Bernard, represented by its administrator, Ebrima Varney Dempster, had previously filed an action of ejectment against the 2nd respondent, the testate estate of William Thomas Bernard, Sr., and the informant, the Congress of Democratic Change (CDC). The informant and 2nd respondent in this bill of information appealed from the ruling of the lower court adjudging them liable to the 1st respondent. On appeal the Supreme Court on September 22, 2016, confirmed the lower court’s ruling, and ordered the informant and 2nd respondent ousted, ejected and evicted from the disputed property and the

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

2025 Opinins / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

18 Feb, 2025

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

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

2025 Opinins / Justice Yuo / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

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

Benetta Pearson-Cooper et al v Milton D Taylor (02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

Benetta Pearson-Cooper et al v Milton D Taylor (02/17/2025)

When this case was called for a hearing, the counsel representing the plaintiffs-in-error, Benetta Pearson-Cooper et al., was absent. Upon Inquiry, the Clerk of the Court informed the Court that Counsellor Laveli Supuwood verbally informed the Clerk that he had a stomach complain and would return for the hearing after attending to his stomach issue. The Court invoked Rule IV Part 6 of the Revised Rule of the Supreme Court, which states in part that “…If, when the case is again called for hearing, the party or counsel again fails to appear or file a brief, the Court shall proceed

ELIZABETH MARSH VS. UNITED MUSLIMS (12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

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

Siaka A. Turay v. Ma Konneh Kamara, et, al.(12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

Siaka A. Turay v. Ma Konneh Kamara, et, al.(12/19/2024)

On July 17, 2024, the movant, Siaka Turay, filed this motion to dismiss the respondents, Ma Konneh Kamara et al., appeal, averring therein that the movant instituted an action of ejectment against the respondents and all occupants under her control on the 27th Day of January 2023 at the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court; movant further averred that after pleadings rested, and considering that the parties derived their titles from the same grantors and that the movant’s title is older than that of the respondents, the movant filed a motion for summary judgment, which was heard and granted by

Keturah Tengbeh et. al. vs. The Intestate Estate of Samuel B. Cole (12/19/2024) 0

2024 Opinions / Justice Yuo / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2024

Keturah Tengbeh et. al. vs. The Intestate Estate of Samuel B. Cole (12/19/2024)

On June 28, 2010, the appellee, the Intestate Estate of Samuel B. Cole, Sr., by and thru its administrator Thomas E. Cole filed a six-count action of ejectment before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County during its June Term A.D. 2010 against Madam Keturah Tengbeh et. al, the appellants herein.
The complaint basically alleged that in 1957, the late Samuel B. Cole, Sr. purchased thirty (30) acres of land from Gaimah Bryant and Wilhemina A. Bryant in the settlement of Brewerville around the Lott Carey Mission School, Montserrado County and was issued a deed which he (

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