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Magdalene Dagoseh and Mr. Sheriff vs Moses B. Karngbayee (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

Magdalene Dagoseh and Mr. Sheriff vs Moses B. Karngbayee (08/28/2026)

This appeal is grown out of the final ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, wherein the appellants, Magdalene Dagoseh et al., were adjudged liable to the appellee, Moses B. Karngbayee, in an action of ejectment, in which the appellants were ordered ousted from the property in dispute and ordered to pay damages in the sum of Ten Thousand United States Dollars (US$10,000.00) for wrongful withholding of the appellee’s property.
The records certified before this Court show that on April 17, 2020, the appellee instituted an action of ejectment against the appellants, alleging therein that

The Management of SOS Children’s Village Liberia vs Augustine A. Alieu (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

The Management of SOS Children’s Village Liberia vs Augustine A. Alieu (08/28/2026)

The undisputed facts revealed by the records show that Mr. Augustine A. Alieu, appellee, was employed on an indefinite contract by SOS Children’s Villages, the appellant, to serve as the National Director on July 10, 2017.

The appellee, having served as National Director for a period of about five years, had his services terminated via a letter dated April 12, 2022. The said letter of termination signed by Amavi BADA, the appellant’s International Representative, alleged that it conducted an internal audit investigation and the findings showed that the appellee was involved in acts of grave misconduct that included both administrative

Liberia Bank for Development & Investment (LBDI) vs Dr. Togba Nah Tipoteh (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

Liberia Bank for Development & Investment (LBDI) vs Dr. Togba Nah Tipoteh (08/28/2026)

This action of damages for wrong is before us on appeal from the final ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, ¬¬¬wherein the appellant was held liable for wrongfully withholding appellee’s deed and the appellee was awarded the amount of Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$200,000.00) as special damages by the trial jury.
The records certified before this Court reveal that Dr. Togba Nah Tipoteh, the appellee, on November 15, 2016, filed an action of damages for wrong, stating that on November 27, 2015, he borrowed Ten Thousand United States Dollars (US$10,000.00) from the Liberia

Reuben Horton vs The Management of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

Reuben Horton vs The Management of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (08/28/2026)

The appellee, the Management of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (hereinafter “LEC” or “the appellee”), employed the appellant, Mr. Reuben Horton, on July 3, 2017, initially as a technician, and thereafter promoted him to the position of Metering and Anti-Theft Supervisor in its Transmission and Distribution Department, a position he held until the termination of his services in May 2023. The appellant was assigned at the Capitol Hill /Congo Town business unit and offered a monthly salary of Seven Hundred United States Dollars (US$700.00), together with other emoluments.

The controversy that culminated in this appeal has its genesis in a complaint

John Garr vs Isaac Massaboi (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

John Garr vs Isaac Massaboi (08/28/2026)

This appeal emanates from a ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, in which the trial judge denied the appellant’s motion to vacate arbitration award on October 30, 2018.
The records certified before this Court show that the appellee, Isaac Massaboi, on January 21, 2013, filed a three count action of ejectment in the Six Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, and complained that he is the owner of a piece of real property containing 1.7 lots of land located in Paynesville City, Montserrado County; that the appellant encroached upon said land and

Adrienna Gbard and Suah Gbard vs Mary Parker (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

Adrienna Gbard and Suah Gbard vs Mary Parker (08/28/2026)

This appeal arises from the granting of a motion for summary judgment in an action of ejectment instituted by the Plaintiff/Appellee, Mary Parker, by and through her Attorney-in-Fact, Bob Parker, against the Defendants/Appellants, Adrienna Gbard and Suah Gbard, before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County. The trial court concluded that there was no genuine issue of material fact and that title to the property was undisputed. It therefore granted the Appellee’s motion for summary judgment pursuant to Section 11.3(3) of the Civil Procedure Law. Being dissatisfied with the ruling, the Appellants entered exceptions thereto, announced an appeal,

Charles Brown vs Madam Ellen F. Brown and Peter Brown (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

Charles Brown vs Madam Ellen F. Brown and Peter Brown (08/28/2026)

On May 25, 2024, the appellant, Mr. Charles Brown, instituted an action of
Summary Proceedings to Recover Possession of Real Property in the Gardnersville
Magisterial Court against the appellees, Madam Ellen F. Brown and Mr. Peter
Brown. The parties are siblings engaged in a dispute over the same parcel of real
property.

Upon the filing of the complaint, the magistrate issued a writ of summons and
notices of assignment for the hearing of the appellant’s action. Following the
hearing, the magistrate entered a default judgment in favor of the appellant and
ordered that the appellees be ousted and evicted from the disputed property on the

Mrs. Sando Pauline G. Holder vs Reginald M. Holder Sr., Richard F. Holder, Lagnfelt Holder and James Charles (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

Mrs. Sando Pauline G. Holder vs Reginald M. Holder Sr., Richard F. Holder, Lagnfelt Holder and James Charles (08/28/2026)

This case ensued from a controversy over the administration of the intestate estate of Ethel Holder Bethune. From a review of the records, Ethel Holder Bethune died on April 26, 2010, following which the Probate Court for Montserrado County, appointed her nephew, S. Raymond Holder, on July 12, 2010, to administer the property of the deceased. Upon the death of S. Raymond Holder, the Probate Court, upon being petitioned, granted Letters of Administration De Bonis Non on February 16, 2015, to Reginald M. Holder, Sr., Richard F. Holder and Sando Gray Holder, for the continued management of the intestate estate

Rosalyn Bassey and all those acting vs Austin D. Clarke, Sr. (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

Rosalyn Bassey and all those acting vs Austin D. Clarke, Sr. (08/28/2026)

Mr. Austin D. Clarke, Sr., Plaintiff/Appellee herein, filed a seven-count
complaint in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court for Montserrado County,
Monrovia, Liberia, against Madam Rosalyn Bassey and all those acting
under her control, Defendants/Appellants herein. The appellee alleged that
he owned and possessed a one-acre parcel of land located in the
Catherine Mills Rehabilitation Community, City of Paynesville, which he
acquired through an honorable purchase from the late James J. Cooper in
1985. The appellee further averred that after acquiring the property, he
constructed a six-bedroom dwelling there and resided there for many years
until the outbreak of the civil war in 1990. He alleged that when peace was
restored in Liberia, he married the appellant (whose name was later

His. Hon. George W. Smith vs Philip Konah Cox, Anita Nukus Cox and Sylvester Justin Cox, Jr (08/28/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

28 Aug, 2026

His. Hon. George W. Smith vs Philip Konah Cox, Anita Nukus Cox and Sylvester Justin Cox, Jr (08/28/2026)

This is an appeal from the ruling of our distinguished colleague, Her Honor Jamesetta H. Wolokolie, then presiding in Chambers of this Court during its October Term, A.D. 2025, wherein the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the appellee herein was granted, reversing the ruling of the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County. The trial court granted a motion to intervene filed in the trial court by the appellants to intervene in an action of Summary Proceedings to Recover Possession of Real Property by the appellee against Mamie Steward and Benedict Kolubah. When the appellant’s

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