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FRED I. SUMO v. SHEGOU BANGAY & ASSATTA BANGAY (02/12/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

12 Feb, 2026

FRED I. SUMO v. SHEGOU BANGAY & ASSATTA BANGAY (02/12/2026)

This matter emanates from the ruling of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court for Margibi County in an action of ejectment in which the trial jury rendered a liable verdict which was confirmed by the trial court against the appellant on December 29, A.D. 2022, and the appellant noted exception to the said ruling and appealed to this Court en banc.
The records certified before this Court show that the appellees, Shekou Bongay and Assatta Bongay, filed an action of ejectment on March 18, 2019, against the appellant, Fred I. Sumo. In the said action of ejectment, the appellees stated that

Aaron S. Kollie et al. v. Republic of Liberia (02/12/2026) 0

2026 Opinions / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

12 Feb, 2026

Aaron S. Kollie et al. v. Republic of Liberia (02/12/2026)

This is an appeal from the final ruling of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, Lofa County, wherein the appellants, Aaron S. Kollie and Emmanuel W. Flomo, were adjudged guilty of the crimes of Murder, Criminal Conspiracy, and Felonious Restraint, while co-appellant Lamini Flomo was adjudged guilty of Criminal Conspiracy and Felonious Restraint. The appellants are now before this Court seeking a reversal of the final ruling of the trial court.
The certified records reveal that, following an inquest conducted by the County Coroner of Lofa County, which confirmed the death of Madam Moiyongor Keleko and attributed the cause of death to

Edwina Blackie v. Intestate Estate of Patrick Wolo Saryene (12/19/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

19 Dec, 2025

Edwina Blackie v. Intestate Estate of Patrick Wolo Saryene (12/19/2025)

The Supreme Court en banc has been called upon by the appellants, Madam Edwina Blackie and Mr. Napoleon Bobai, to review and make a final determination into an ejectment action, in which a unanimous jury verdict of liable was rendered in favor of the appellee, the Intestate Estate of Patrick Wolo Saryene and said verdict was confirmed on May 20, 2021, by the Civil Law Court “B”, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, sitting in its March A. D. 2021 Term, presided over by His Honor Scheaplor R. Dunbar.
A perusal of the records transcribed to this Court shows that

Judge Joseph Kollie vs Oceano Casino-Motion to Dismiss (12/18/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

18 Dec, 2025

Judge Joseph Kollie vs Oceano Casino-Motion to Dismiss (12/18/2025)

This motion to dismiss appeal is filed by appellee/movant, praying this Court to dismiss the appeal due to respondent/appellant’s failure to transcribe the appeal records to this Court within the statutory period as prescribed by law.

Culled from the transcript of this case is that the co-movant Kou Keita, an employee of the respondent’s entity, filed a complaint before the Labour Ministry against the respondent, the Management of Oceano Casino, for unfair labour practice/wrongful dismissal, in which complaint the co-movant, Kou Keita, stated that the respondent indefinitely suspended her on July 28, 2023, on allegations of theft of property, criminal

Peace Clinic V Olivia P Cooper (12/18/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

18 Dec, 2025

Peace Clinic V Olivia P Cooper (12/18/2025)

The records before us revealed that a final judgment was rendered in favor of the appellee in the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, in which the court below granted unto the appellee a summary judgment, due to the defendant, Madam Justine Mutako’s admission in her answer that the disputed property do not belong to her.

The facts as culled in this case revealed, that the appellee/plaintiff, Olivia Precious Cooper thru her Attorney-In-Fact, Ms. Sharon Wallace on May 22, 2019, filed with the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, an ejectment action for a

Toe Blopleh v. Victoria Marsh (08/15/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

15 Aug, 2025

Toe Blopleh v. Victoria Marsh (08/15/2025)

This appeal emanates from the ruling of Her Honor, Golda A. Bonah-Elliott, Assigned Circuit Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, sitting in its June Term, A.D. 2024, when she denied and dismissed appellant’s motion for joinder as a party defendant on ground that the appellant failed to produce evidence that the administrator of the Intestate Estate of Toe Blopleh had letters of administration at the time the action of ejectment was instituted, and that the appellant’s motion for joinder of party sought to have the court reverse its earlier ruling which placed the defendant on bare

The Intestate Estate of the Martha Stubblefield Bernard vs. Intestate Estate of the Danielette P. Tucker Bernard (08/15/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Wolokollie / Recent Decisions

15 Aug, 2025

The Intestate Estate of the Martha Stubblefield Bernard vs. Intestate Estate of the Danielette P. Tucker Bernard (08/15/2025)

The appellee, the Intestate Estate of Danielette P. Tucker Bernard, by and thru its administratrix, Danielle Thelma T. Bernard, on January 15, 2019, filed an action of ejectment before the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Montserrado County against the Testate Estate of William Thomas Bernard, thru its executrix as 1st defendant, and the Intestate Estate of Martha Stubblefield Bernard, represented by its administrator, Ebrima Varney Dempster, as 2nd defendant. The appellee alleged that the co-appellant Martha Stubblefield Bernard and William Thomas Bernard’s estates were in possession of the appellee’s 12.92 acres of land situated in Congo Town, Tubman Boulevard, and portion

TRH Trading Corporation and Fresh Frozen Food vs. APM Terminals Ltd (08/15/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Gbeisay / Recent Decisions

15 Aug, 2025

TRH Trading Corporation and Fresh Frozen Food vs. APM Terminals Ltd (08/15/2025)

The facts as culled from the records in this case reveals that TRH Trading Corporation and Fresh Frozen represented by and through their duly respectively authorized officer Mr. Bailal Ibrahim, appellees herein, filed before the Commercial Court of Liberia, a declaratory judgment action against APM Terminal Liberia Ltd., by and thru its Managing Director, Mr. George Adjei of Freeport, Bushrod Island, Monrovia, Liberia, appellant herein, alleging in its petition that the respondent, based upon a concession agreement with the Government of Liberia which was signed in September 2010, the respondent is responsible to provide among other things all marine services as

Prince Kenneh vs Judge Kennedy Peabody-2025-JIC (08/14/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

14 Aug, 2025

Prince Kenneh vs Judge Kennedy Peabody-2025-JIC (08/14/2025)

The complainant, Mr. Prince Kanneh, filed a complaint with the Office of Her Honor, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, Chief Justice of the Republic of Liberia, against His Honor J. Kennedy Peabody, Sixth Judicial Court for Montserrado County in a letter dated February 24, 2022, stating that he was employed with one Bassam H. Jawhary who was the then executor of the late Milad R. Hage’s property lying in Paynesville; that the complainant was oppressed, suppressed and threatened by the respondent and requested the intervention of the Chief Justice; that while he was in the employ of Bassam H. Jawhary, they acquired

Tony Hage vs. John McGee, Serina McGee (08/14/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

14 Aug, 2025

Tony Hage vs. John McGee, Serina McGee (08/14/2025)

The administrators of the Intestate Estate of John W. McGee, respondents herein, filed a summary proceeding to recover possession of real property against the movants, Tony Hage and other occupants before the Monrovia City Court on September 21, 2017. The Monrovia City Court adjudged the movants liable and they noted exception and announced an appeal on June 13, 2018 to the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County and the trial judge presiding, reversed the ruling of the Monrovia City Court on the basis that the movants had a valid lease agreement with the respondent. The respondent noted

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