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The Intestate Estate of Aaron Brown vs Mr. Praise Glory Lawal (08/27/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

27 Aug, 2026

The Intestate Estate of Aaron Brown vs Mr. Praise Glory Lawal (08/27/2026)

The appeal before this Supreme Court en banc grows out of the April 7, 2017 ruling of the Six Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, which denied the appellant’s petition for cancellation of lease agreement filed on September 16, 2016. From this final ruling of the trial court, the appellant noted exception and appealed to this Court en banc.
The records before us show that the appellants, Rose Gbeu Brown Bickel and Velma Brown- Ross are grandchildren of the late Aaron Brown, who was the original owner of the property subject of the lease agreement; that the late

Eva Williams, Vivian Williams, Abel, Dugborma, William Gloria Brown, Lawrence, Arthur Sherman, Elizabeth and Junior Williams vs The Intestate Estate of Malvina McGill (08/27/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

27 Aug, 2026

Eva Williams, Vivian Williams, Abel, Dugborma, William Gloria Brown, Lawrence, Arthur Sherman, Elizabeth and Junior Williams vs The Intestate Estate of Malvina McGill (08/27/2026)

This appeal arises from the final judgment of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court “B,” Montserrado County, rendered on the 27th day of May, A.D. 2022, by His Honor Scheaplor R. Dunbar, Assigned Circuit Judge. In that judgment, the trial court adjudged the appellants liable in an action of ejectment and ordered them ousted and evicted from 0.37 acres of land situated and lying in Saye Town, Monrovia, Montserrado County, the subject of this proceeding.
On July 28, 2017, the appellee, the intestate estate of Malvina McGill, acting by and through its duly appointed administrators, Charles Russell, Counsellor Sarah

Janet B. Moore, Attorney-In-Fact for Joshua Bestman Justina Bestman, Abraham Kiandole and Foday Dugba vs Peter K, Sinneh and Mrs. Helena K. Sinneh (08/27/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

27 Aug, 2026

Janet B. Moore, Attorney-In-Fact for Joshua Bestman Justina Bestman, Abraham Kiandole and Foday Dugba vs Peter K, Sinneh and Mrs. Helena K. Sinneh (08/27/2026)

This appeal is grown out of an ejectment action from the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, in which a unanimous liable verdict was brought against the appellants, out of which verdict, the appellants noted exceptions and filed a motion for new trial. The motion was subsequently resisted, heard and denied and the trial court made a final determination, from which an appeal was announced to this Court en banc.
The records certified before this Court, show that the appellees, Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Sinneh and Helena K. Sinneh, acquired four (4) lots of land in

Veritas Shipmanagement Ltd and Dimitrous Koukas vs Arista Maritime Ltd (05/21/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

21 May, 2026

Veritas Shipmanagement Ltd and Dimitrous Koukas vs Arista Maritime Ltd (05/21/2026)

This appeal is before the full bench of the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia from the ruling entered on August 26, 2025, by the Chambers Justice, Her Honor Ceaineh D. Clinton-Johnson, granting the appellees, Arista Maritime Ltd. petition for a writ of certiorari. Her ruling reversed the trial judge’s denial of the appellees’ motion for enlargement of time in the Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, Liberia.
The facts show that on January 17, 2023, the appellants, Veritas Shipmanagement Ltd. and Dimitrious Koukas, filed a petition for declaratory judgment before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County against the

Varney Mambu Dennis, the Intestate Estate of David Coleman vs The Intestate Estate of James Morris (05/21/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

21 May, 2026

Varney Mambu Dennis, the Intestate Estate of David Coleman vs The Intestate Estate of James Morris (05/21/2026)

This petition for re-argument emanates from this Court’s unanimous Opinion affirming the ruling of the trial court in an ejectment action where the trial judge affirmed the jury’s verdict, in which the respondent was ordered placed in possession of its property thereof by this Court, according to the metes and bounds of its deed that was pleaded.
In the petition for re-argument, the petitioners are contending that this Court ignored the issue of the trial court’s denial of a motion for investigative survey, for reason that the said motion was untimely filed; that the act of this Court, in ignoring

The National Elections Commission (NEC) vs The Management of M-Tosh Prints Media (05/21/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

21 May, 2026

The National Elections Commission (NEC) vs The Management of M-Tosh Prints Media (05/21/2026)

This motion to dismiss grows out of an action of debt instituted by the Management of M-Tosh Media Print Inc., represented by Mr. Varney A. Fahnbulleh, the respondent herein, against the National Elections Commission (NEC) of Liberia represented by Mrs. Davidetta Browne Lansanah, the Executive Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners, the movant, before the Commercial Court of Liberia. A final ruling was entered by the Chief Judge of the Commercial Court, Her Honor Eva Mappy Morgan, against the respondent, on December 31, 2025, from which ruling the respondent announced its appeal to the Honorable Supreme Court, and subsequently proceeded

National Contracting Company, Ltd (NCC) vs Global Group of Enterprises, Ltd. (05/21/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

21 May, 2026

National Contracting Company, Ltd (NCC) vs Global Group of Enterprises, Ltd. (05/21/2026)

This case grows out of an appeal announced from a ruling of the trial judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County which held the appellant, the National Contracting Company Ltd (NCC) liable in an action of damages for breach of contract filed by the appellee, the Global Group of Enterprises, Ltd. (Global) on August 31, 2020.

The certified records of this case show that the appellee filed an action of damages for breach of contract under a sub-contract agreement along with a motion for preliminary injunction on August 31, 2020, against the appellant, stating that

Junior Sackie, Prince Blackie and Emmanuel Kollie vs The Salala Rubber Corporation (05/21/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

21 May, 2026

Junior Sackie, Prince Blackie and Emmanuel Kollie vs The Salala Rubber Corporation (05/21/2026)

This matter before this Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia is a motion to dismiss an

an appeal filed by Salala Rubber Corporation, the respondent, against Junior Sackie et al., movants. The movants, on allegation made by the respondent, Salala Rubber Corporation, were arrested and tried in the Salala Magisterial Court for multiple crimes including theft of property and criminal trespass. The said prosecution ended into an acquittal for the movants.
Following their acquittal, movants, filed a complaint of unjust treatment against their persons, in an action of “Damages for Wrong’ in the 13th Judicial Circuit Court against the Salala Rubber

The Purported Living Bread Pentecostal Ministry vs Living Bread Pentecostal Church Ministry (05/21/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

21 May, 2026

The Purported Living Bread Pentecostal Ministry vs Living Bread Pentecostal Church Ministry (05/21/2026)

This appeal emanates from a ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, rendered on May 10, A.D. 2022, in a petition for declaratory judgment filed on February 2, 2022, by the appellee, the Living Bread Pentecostal Church Ministry by & thru its pastor and general overseer, Pastor Timothy Atachie against the appellant, the Purported Living Bread Pentecostal Ministry by & thru Pastor Mango and her brother Mac Noah.

The appellee, in its petition, requested the trial court to declare its right to the ownership of its own premises against all claimants including but not limited

Thomas Hill vs James Logan (05/20/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

20 May, 2026

Thomas Hill vs James Logan (05/20/2026)

This case is before us on a motion to dismiss the appeal filed by the movant, Thomas Hill represented by and thru his Attorney-in-Fact, Emmanuel Johnson, against the respondent, James Logan, which motion seeks to have this Court dismiss the appeal announced by the respondent from a judgment entered against him by the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, on ground that the respondent failed to complete the appeal process by failing to file a notice of completion of appeal.
The records before this Court show that the underlying action arose from an action of ejectment instituted

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