Tagged: Declaratory Judgment

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

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

Mr. Foleboi K. Kamara of 941 Yeadon Avenue vs. Alhaji Mohammed Fofana (08/11/2023) 0

Mr. Foleboi K. Kamara of 941 Yeadon Avenue vs. Alhaji Mohammed Fofana (08/11/2023)

In this appeal, we are asked by the appellant to overturn the ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Montserrado County, made in a declaratory judgment proceedings in which the court ruled that the appellee has a continuous leasehold right to the disputed property by virtue of an amendment made to the original lease agreement entered into between the appellee and the decedent of the appellant’s estate, Alahaji Mohammed Fofana, on July 15, 1998.

The essential facts are that the appellee and the decedent of the appellant estate, Alhaji Mohammed Fofana, entered into a lease agreement on June 20, 1997, for a parcel of land containing 1.87 lots, lying and situated in Fish Market, Sinkor, for a period of twenty (20) calendar years. As relevant to this appeal, clauses 2 and 3 of the lease agreement read:

The Ministry of Information V. One Media, Inc (09/26/2022) 0

The Ministry of Information V. One Media, Inc (09/26/2022)

On November 9, 2017, One Media Incorporated (PUNCH FM) the appellee herein, applied to the Liberia Telecommunications Authority for a radio and television frequency. The appellee’s applications were granted and the Liberia Telecommunications Authority issued an annual license for frequency 106.3MHz for the period January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018. Thereafter the appellee applied to the Ministry of Information, Culture & Tourism, the appellant herein, for a permit to operate its radio and television stations and same was granted and approved by the Minister of Information, Culture & Tourism

Liberia Traffic Mangt. v. Govt. of Liberia and Modern Development and Management Corp (09/23/2022) 0

Liberia Traffic Mangt. v. Govt. of Liberia and Modern Development and Management Corp (09/23/2022)

The Revised Rules of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia, Title III, Part 2, captioned: Continuance and Withdrawal states, among other things, the following, to wit:

“… When the appellant and appellee, or the petitioner and respondent shall in vacation by themselves, or either counsel, sign and file with the clerk an agreement in writing directing the cause to be withdrawn and