Category: 2026 Opinions

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

Moses Wogbeh et al vs Republic of Liberia (08/27/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Kanneh / Recent Decisions

27 Aug, 2026

Moses Wogbeh et al vs Republic of Liberia (08/27/2026)

This is an appeal before this Court from the final judgment of the First Judicial Circuit, Criminal Assizes “C” for Montserrado County, rendered on August 25, 2015, sitting in its May Term A.D. 2015, adjudging the co-defendants, now co-appellants guilty as follow:
1. That David Blayee and Maxwell Gwee were found guilty of the crime of Obtaining and Issuing Deceptive Writings;
2. That Moses Wogbeh and Jangar Kamara were found guilty of the crime of Obstruction of Government Function by Public Servants; and
3. That Moses Wogbeh, John Kantor, Jangar Kamara, David Blayee and Maxwell Gwee were collectively found guilty

Massa Wehgai and Pewee Wehgai vs Marie Dennis Bowen (08/27/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Kanneh / Recent Decisions

27 Aug, 2026

Massa Wehgai and Pewee Wehgai vs Marie Dennis Bowen (08/27/2026)

This appeal presents important questions regarding the statutory authority of administrators of intestate estates, the supervisory jurisdiction of the Probate Court over estate property, and the legal effect of a conveyance executed before judicial authorization has been granted. Specifically, this Court must determine whether the irregular sequence of the Administrator Deed and the subsequent Decree of Sale, when considered together with the appellee’s longstanding possession and the evidence adduced at trial, warrants cancellation of the appellee’s title.

The appeal originated from a Petition for Cancellation of Title Deed filed by the appellants, Massa Wehgai and Pewee Wehgai, Co-Administrators of the

THE GRIEVANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON COMPLAINT FILED BY MR. EDGAR SYDNEY (08/27/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Kanneh / Recent Decisions

27 Aug, 2026

THE GRIEVANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON COMPLAINT FILED BY MR. EDGAR SYDNEY (08/27/2026)

The matter before this Court emanates from an investigative report submitted by the Grievance and Ethics Committee of this Court pursuant to a complaint filed by Mr. Edgar Sydney, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mano River Agricultural Rehabilitation Development Corporation (MARDCO), alleging professional misconduct against Counsellor Cooper W. Kruah, Counsellor George E. Henries, and Counsellor Charles W. Brumskine. The complaint was filed with the Office of the Chief Justice on July 25, 2014, and was referred to the Grievance and Ethics Committee for investigation and recommendation.

The Committee conducted hearings, received documentary evidence, and heard testimony from the parties

Enree Bee Neeplo vs Republic of Liberia (08/27/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Kanneh / Recent Decisions

27 Aug, 2026

Enree Bee Neeplo vs Republic of Liberia (08/27/2026)

This appeal arises from the appellant’s conviction following a bench trial on charges stemming from an investigation conducted by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) into the financial and procurement activities of the Planned Parenthood Association of Liberia (PPAL). The investigation was initiated after a forensic audit covering the period January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2018 revealed alleged procurement irregularities, unauthorized expenditures, and misuse of donor funds. Following a bench trial, the appellant was convicted, from which judgment she appealed to this Court.

The certified records before us reveal that on December 14, 2023, the Republic of Liberia, by and

National Toiletry, Inc. and His Honor James E. Jones vs ERICO Worldwide Ventures, Inc. (08/27/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Kanneh / Recent Decisions

27 Aug, 2026

National Toiletry, Inc. and His Honor James E. Jones vs ERICO Worldwide Ventures, Inc. (08/27/2026)

This appeal calls for a review of a Chambers ruling of our colleague, Madam Justice Ceaineh D. Clinton-Johnson, in which she granted the writ of certiorari prayed for by the appellee, ERICO Worldwide Ventures by and thru its President Mr. Eric Wellington, annulling the erroneous ruling of James E. Jones, trial judge Debt Court for Montserrado County in a motion for summary judgment filed by the appellee.
The petition for certiorari focuses on the errors alleged to have been committed by the trial judge of the Debt Court for Montserrado County, during its September 2024 Term, in a ruling dated

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