Our Constitution, at Article 20(b) accords aggrieved parties the right to appeal the judgments and\or decisions from courts of record to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court has continuously upheld the sanctity of that right in its many decisions and judgments.
The laws governing appeal are settled in this jurisdiction. Accordingly, when a motion to dismiss appeal is entertained before this Court, the only inquiry the Bench makes is whether there are any violations of these settled laws.
This motion to dismiss the appeal filed by the movant, International Bank (Liberia) Limited (IBLL), emanates from a ruling made by the Chief Judge of the Commercial Court of Liberia,
The issue determinative of this case is whether or not in view of the facts and circumstances obtained therein, is the appeal dismissible as a matter of law?
This Court by answering this singular issue will take recourse to the certified records transcribed to it to provide a clear narrative that will form the basis for our judgment.
When this case was called for hearing, Counsellor G. Wiefueh Alfred Sayeh of the Sayeh and Sayeh Law Office, Inc. appeared for the movant. Counsellor Mamee S. Gongbah of the Liberty Law Firm appeared for the respondents.
On the 23rd day of March 2016, Esther Yeanay Barkpei, the movant herein, filed a six-count petition for specific performance before the Civil Law Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit for Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, substantially alleging the followings:
This Motion to Dismiss appeal grows out of an action of ejectment instituted by the movant, Jerome G. Korkoya, against Beageorge Cooper and the Respondent, Prof. Bestman Larmena in the 13th Judicial Circuit, Margibi County. On the defendants’ application in the underlying ejectment action, His Honor, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, presiding by assignment, ordered a separate trial of the defendants. The respondent herein, being the 1st defendant, waived trial by a jury.
This is a motion to dismiss filed by the Government of the Republic of Liberia, by and through the Ministry of Justice (movant) requesting this Court to dismiss an in re petition filed by Atlantic Resources (respondent) to determine the constitutionality of the ratification of the Forest Management Concession Contract signed between Euro Liberia Logging Company and the Forestry Development Authority (FDA).
When this case was called for hearing, Counselor J. Laveli Supuwood of the Supuwood & Associates Law Firm appeared for the appellant. Counselor Wesseh Aphonsus Wesseh of the Ministry of Justice appeared for the appellees.
This case is before us on a motion to dismiss the appeal filed by the movant, Nyimeda M. Badio, against the respondents, William H. Badio, Sr.
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