Category: 2025 Opinins

SEGAL V. Aggrieved Employees PROHIBITION (05/29/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

29 May, 2025

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

MINSTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY v. ABU KAMARA -Declaratory Judgment (05/29/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

29 May, 2025

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

Management of ArcelorMittal Liberia Limited vs. Aman S. Dokie (05/29/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

29 May, 2025

Management of ArcelorMittal Liberia Limited vs. Aman S. Dokie (05/29/2025)

The appellee, Aman S. Dokie, complained the appellant, ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) to the Labor Commissioner in Sanniquellie, Nimba County, alleging unfair labor practice. He stated that he was employed by the appellant, AML, on August 26, 2014, as light duty driver, a Grade 4 position, and was assigned at the Mines Department with a monthly salary payment of United States Three Hundred Seventy-Six Dollars Fifty Cents (US$376.50); that the head of the Estate Department of AML, Maria da Silva, had him transferred on October 2014 from the Mines Department to the Canteen under the Estate Department in the capacity as

Novomatic Gaming Industry v Palm Spring (05/28/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

28 May, 2025

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

HANS ARMSTRONG v. CITADEL MINING Debt by Attachment 905/28/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

28 May, 2025

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

Emmanuel Lathro V Cllr. Rufus Moore-GEC (05/28/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

28 May, 2025

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

SnowHill Community vs. Snow Hill Baptist Church (05/28/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

28 May, 2025

SnowHill Community vs. Snow Hill Baptist Church (05/28/2025)

This appeal emanates from an action of ejectment filed on November 13, 2013, before the Sixth Judicial
Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, by the appellee, Snow Hill Baptist Church, through its Resident Pastor, Rev. Samuel S. Tye. The appellee, plaintiff below, alleged in its complaint that it purchased a parcel of land from Leduonleh Williams of the Township of New Georgia, on July 28,1997, and registered same according to law in Vol. 46 – 98 Pages 137- 140, The appellee attached to the complaint a certified copy of its Warranty deed.
The appellants, Bedel Gaigela, Ben A. Roberts,

RE-ARGUMENT SSF Vs. Quality Group (05/28/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

28 May, 2025

RE-ARGUMENT SSF Vs. Quality Group (05/28/2025)

On July 23, 2024 the Supreme Court en banc heard arguments on an appeal arising from a ruling of the Justice in Chambers, in a petition for a writ of prohibition filed by the appellee, Quality Group Construction Company, which essentially prayed the Chambers Justice to restrain, restrict and prohibit the enforcement of the judgment of the trial court judge for want of subject matter jurisdiction as the appellant had filed an action for damages for breach of contract and debt by attachment and garnishment against the appellee before the Commercial Court after the co-appellant had requested the appellee to

Jeannette K White vs. Church of God in Christ Inc 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

28 May, 2025

Jeannette K White vs. Church of God in Christ Inc

This motion to dismiss currently before us evolved from an initial action of ejectment filed before the Six Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, sitting in its March Term 1988, on February 27,1988, by the movant/appellee Church of God in Christ Inc. against co- respondents/appellants, Jeannette White and heirs and administrators of the estate Kaiser A. A Knowlden.
In its complaint, movant claimed that it owned one lot of land lying and situated in Sinkor Old Road which it purchased from its grantor, Mr. Edwin J. Gabbidon, in the year 1979, and received a warranty deed for same; that

Francis Saah Fayiah et. al. vs. Republic of Liberia (05/28/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

28 May, 2025

Francis Saah Fayiah et. al. vs. Republic of Liberia (05/28/2025)

The grand jury for Montserrado County, sitting during the August Term of Court, A.D. 2023, returned a true bill against the appellants finding them more probable than not guilty of the crimes of theft of property and criminal conspiracy; thus, necessitating the trial of the appellants. The indictment alleges that the appellants, in a joint criminal enterprise, designed a criminal scheme to divert to their personal use and benefit money received from the sale of goods left in the charge of the appellants after selling to the private prosecutor’s customers in Kakata, Gbarnga and Ganta.
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