Category: Recent Decisions

MR. SAM GAYE VS. COUNSELLOR ALBERT S. SIMS. GEC (02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

MR. SAM GAYE VS. COUNSELLOR ALBERT S. SIMS. GEC (02/17/2025)

The Code of Moral and Professional Ethics are the ethical guidelines for lawyers which contains elements that constitute violations or breached of the Code for which lawyers are held accountable for violations of the Code. The Supreme Court, pursuant to Article 75 of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia, is mandated by the Constitution of Liberia to make rules of court and shall prescribe such code for lawyers appearing before it.

In consonance of this, on July 18, 2023, Mr. Sam Gaye filed a complaint before Her Honor, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, Chief Justice of the Republic of Liberia, against Counsellor Albert

Marie Nellon VS Johnny Momoh-GEC (02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Clinton Johnson / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

Marie Nellon VS Johnny Momoh-GEC (02/17/2025)

On June 21, 2023, Ms. Marie Nellon of Brewerville City filed a complaint with the Office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh against Counsellor J. Johnny Momoh of the J. Johnny Momoh Law Chambers for an alleged ethical violation(s). In her complaint, Ms. Nellon narrated that she had cohabitated with Counsellor J. Johnny Momoh, respondent for more than eight years on the G-4 Road, Brewerville City, Montserrado County, resided at her house for five years and subsequently, three years in the new house that they jointly built in YED Community, Brewerville,

Victoria Sirleaf vs. MAGISTRATE JAMES F. DUDU JIC REPORT (02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Yuo / Recent Decisions / Reports

17 Feb, 2025

Victoria Sirleaf vs. MAGISTRATE JAMES F. DUDU JIC REPORT (02/17/2025)

On July 24, 2023, Madam Victoria Sirleaf filed a letter of complaint with the Office of the Chief Justice, Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, against Magistrate James F. Dudu of the Bushrod Island Magisterial Court alleging that for over thirty-four years she has lived at her residence located on Bushrod Island, Montserrado County, without interference from anyone; that on December 5, 2022, Magistrate James F. Dudu ordered her eviction from her property without according her due process in an action of summary proceedings to recover possession of real property filed by Dabah Sarnor against her and all those occupying the

MR. BALLAH V. YARBO AGAINST COUNSELLOR SAMUEL PEARSON (GEC Report) (02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Yuo / Recent Decisions / Reports

17 Feb, 2025

MR. BALLAH V. YARBO AGAINST COUNSELLOR SAMUEL PEARSON (GEC Report) (02/17/2025)

The genesis of this complaint is traced to the demise of Maime Hayford Pearson, the late wife of J. Henric Pearson, a resident of Montserrado County, Liberia. Madam Maime Hayford Pearson died seized of properties, real and personal, including monies she deposited into her accounts maintained at the United Bank of Africa (UBA) and the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI), respectively, during her life time, but leaving no will and last testament. Ballah Yargbo, the complainant, and son of the late Maime Hayford Pearson, not satisfied with the manner in which his late mother’s estate, especially, monies deposited

Ma Bendu Kamara v. Margaret Stubblefield et. al (02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Yuo / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

Ma Bendu Kamara v. Margaret Stubblefield et. al (02/17/2025)

The present appeal emanates from the final ruling of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, in an action of ejectment filed by the present appellees, Ma Bendu Kamara and Children against the present appellants, the Intestate Estate of Margaret B. Stubblefield et. al, in which final ruling, the trial judge presiding by assignment, His Honor Johannes Z. Zlahn (of sainted memory) affirmed the verdict of the jury in favor of the appellees, Ma Bendu Kamara et. al, adjudging the appellants, the Intestate Estate of Margaret B. Stubblefield et al liable in damages for their wrongful withholding of

Meridian BIAO Lib. Ltd. v. Cllr. Benedict Sannoh (02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Gbeisay / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

Meridian BIAO Lib. Ltd. v. Cllr. Benedict Sannoh (02/17/2025)

This matter comes before us from the Debt Court for Montserrado County on account of a judgment rendered in favor of the Appellee, Counselor Benedict F. Sannoh in the tone of US$163,800(One Hundred Sixty Three Thousand Eight Hundred US Dollars) against the appellant, the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL), which took seized of Meridian BIAO Bank Liberia Limited under a Receivership. It is from the final judgment of the Debt Court that the appellant excepted and announced an appeal before this court en banc.

In order to get a full appreciation of the history of this matter, we take recourse

John F. Kennedy Medical Center v. Karen G. Sehkehporh(02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Gbeisay / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

John F. Kennedy Medical Center v. Karen G. Sehkehporh(02/17/2025)

In August 2020, Karen Gaydou Sehkehporh, appellee herein filed a twenty-two (22) count complaint action of damages for wrong in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, alleging that the John F. Kennedy Medical Center, appellant herein, had, thru its doctors, acted negligently in conducting a surgery on her person which led to multiple life threatening complications which forced her to undergo subsequent tests and multiple other surgeries at varying medical facilities which caused her huge financial constraints and caused her huge mental anguish and emotional distress and has left her in a state of mental and physical

JUDICIAL INQUIRY COMMISSION REPORT ON JUDGE SCHEAPLOR R. DUNBAR (02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

JUDICIAL INQUIRY COMMISSION REPORT ON JUDGE SCHEAPLOR R. DUNBAR (02/17/2025)

Mr. Christopher A. Gittens filed a complaint before the then Chief Justice, His Honor Francis S. Korkpor, Sr., against His Honor Judge Scheaplor R. Dunbar, then assigned at Circuit Judge, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County. In his complaint, he alleged that in November 2018, the respondent judge ruled in his favor in an ejectment case involving 25 acres of land; pursuant to the ruling, the court placed the complainant in possession of the property with the aid of the Liberia National Police; that to his utmost surprise, the respondent judge reversed the said ruling, dispossess him and turned the property

IN RE GEC INVESTIGATION ON CLLR. SAYCHEE SOKAN(02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

IN RE GEC INVESTIGATION ON CLLR. SAYCHEE SOKAN(02/17/2025)

On the 3rd day of July, A. D. 2023, the complainant, Mrs. Stephanie Randall, filed a complaint before the Chief Justice of the Honorable Supreme Court against Counselor Denise S. Sokan. The complainant alleged in her complaint that she hired the legal services of Counselor Denise S. Sokan to represent her interest in divorce proceedings instituted against her by her husband, Mr. Augustine P. Randall, Jr. She further averred that during the hearing of the matter, Cllr. Sokan exhibited a lack of critical communication and other acts of incompetence that affected the outcome of the proceedings; the court records retrieved

IN RE GEC INVESTIGATION ON CLLR. SANNOH (02/17/2025) 0

2025 Opinins / Justice Kaba / Recent Decisions

17 Feb, 2025

IN RE GEC INVESTIGATION ON CLLR. SANNOH (02/17/2025)

On November 28, 2022, the Concerned Citizens of Gola Konneh District, Grand Cape Mount County, filed a complaint with Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia, against Counsellor Benedict F. Sannoh, alleging unethical conduct.

The complaint substantially averred that Counsellor Sannoh misled some of the people of Gola Konneh District into believing that the chiefs and elders of the said district have the legal capacity to enter into a legal retainer agreement with him on behalf of their district, that the respondent charged the complainant exorbitant fees, 20% of any amount

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