Tagged: Writ of Prohibition

The Liberian Bank for Development & Investment vs. BMC Workers of Bong Mining Company (08/14/2025) 0

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14 Aug, 2025

The Liberian Bank for Development & Investment vs. BMC Workers of Bong Mining Company (08/14/2025)

This appeal derives from an action of damages for wrong filed in 2004, by the appellees, workers of the Bong Mining Company (“BMC”), against the appellant, the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (“LBDI”) before the Six Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, presided over by His Honor Yussif D. Kaba, then Resident Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit.

The facts are that the Liberian Civil War led to the involuntary closure of the Bong Mining Company (BMC); that the Company in consultation with the Government of Liberia and appellees through its authorized officers decided to deposit United

SEGAL V. Aggrieved Employees PROHIBITION (05/29/2025) 0

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29 May, 2025

SEGAL V. Aggrieved Employees PROHIBITION (05/29/2025)

This matter is before us from an appeal announced in a ruling made by our distinguished colleague, Mr. Justice Yussif D. Kaba, Associate Justice in Chambers, denying appellant’s petition for the writ of prohibition which grows from the denial of the bill of information in the National Labor Court of the Eight Judicial Circuit Court for Nimba County.

The review of the facts in this case revealed that on the 19th of June, 2017, the 2nd appellees filed an eight (8) count complaint against the Management of SEGAL the appellant, before the Labor Commissioner in Sanniquellie, Nimba County, for unfair

MRS. MONICA FREEMAN DEWALT (LACE) VS. MR. JULIUS K. SELE (LACE) (12/19/2024) 0

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19 Dec, 2024

MRS. MONICA FREEMAN DEWALT (LACE) VS. MR. JULIUS K. SELE (LACE) (12/19/2024)

This appeal originates from a Chambers Justice’s ruling denying a petition for the writ of prohibition filed by the appellant, Monica Freeman Dewalt, as petitioner. In her petition before the Chambers Justice, the appellant alleged that the co-appellee Mr. Julius K. Sele, Executive Director of the Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (“LACE”), acted without legal authority when he terminated her services at LACE where she served as the Finance Director.

The certified records reveal that the appellant was employed by LACE on September 4, 2018, for a period of one year which was subsequently extended on July 4, 2019 for

ATTORNEY MOHAMMED EL-DEUST FAHNBULLEH ET. AL. VS CLLR. DEMSTER BROWN (12/19/2024) 0

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19 Dec, 2024

ATTORNEY MOHAMMED EL-DEUST FAHNBULLEH ET. AL. VS CLLR. DEMSTER BROWN (12/19/2024)

This case is an Appeal from the ruling of our distinguished colleague, His Honor Yussif D. Kaba, during the March Term of this Court, when he served as Chambers Justice. In his ruling, denied the petitioners’ petition, ordered quashed the alternative writ and denied the issuance of the peremptory writ prayed for. The petitioners noted exceptions to the ruling and announced appeal to this Court en banc.

The historicity of this case is that, Atty. Mohammed El-Dust Fahnbulleh, Dr./Cllr. Niveda Ricks Onuoha, Atty. Patmilla Doe Paivey & Pindarous Allison, all Commissioners of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INHCR),

Almaz Kadiatu Jalloh v. Nelson Oniyama (12/19/2024) 0

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19 Dec, 2024

Almaz Kadiatu Jalloh v. Nelson Oniyama (12/19/2024)

This appeal emanates from the Ruling of our Colleague, Madam Justice Jamesetta H. Wolokolie, when she presided as Justice in Chambers during the March Term of the Supreme Court, 2022, wherein she quashed the alternative writ and denied the peremptory writ of prohibition prayed for by the appellant herein, Almaz Kadiatu Jalloh.
The records show that on February 21, 2019, the appellee herein, Dr. C. Nelson Oniyama, instituted an action of damages for wrong (defamation) before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, Montserrado County, against the appellant and one Courage Boyonnoh Sundberg, co-defendant in the defamation action. The appellee

NOBLE OIL vs. ZAFEER PETROLEUM (06/14/2024) 0

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14 Jun, 2024

NOBLE OIL vs. ZAFEER PETROLEUM (06/14/2024)

Our esteemed colleague, Justice Wolokolie, presiding in Chambers during the March Term of Court, A.D. 2022 delivered a ruling denying a petition for a writ of prohibition out of which this appeal grows. The appellant has asked us, the Court en banc, to review and reverse the said ruling as it fails to conform to our laws in this jurisdiction

Wilson Tarpeh vs. Executive Branch (04/24/2024) 0

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24 Apr, 2024

Wilson Tarpeh vs. Executive Branch (04/24/2024)

The petitioner, Prof. Wilson K. Tarpeh, in a petition for a writ of prohibition filed before the Justice in Chambers, complains that he was appointed Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by his Excellency George Manneh Weah, then President of the Republic of Liberia, on October 2, 2020; that the Act creating the EPA states that the Executive Director shall serve for a period of seven (7) years and shall be eligible for reappointment; that having been appointed and commissioned by His Excellency, George Manneh Weah, and having taken office and entered upon his duties, his appointment and

Hon. Atty. Garrison Doldeh Yealue, Jr., Hon. Andrew Peters, Edwina Crump Zackpah, and Hon. Reginald Kpan Nagbe, vs. The Executive Branch of Government of the Republic of Liberia (04/24/2024) 0

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24 Apr, 2024

Hon. Atty. Garrison Doldeh Yealue, Jr., Hon. Andrew Peters, Edwina Crump Zackpah, and Hon. Reginald Kpan Nagbe, vs. The Executive Branch of Government of the Republic of Liberia (04/24/2024)

On February 22, 26, and 27, 2024, respectively, petitioners Atty./Hon. Garrison Doldeh Yealue Jr. of the Governance Commission, Hon. Andrew Peters of the National Identification Registry, Hon. Edwina Crump Zackpah et. al of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority and Hon. Reginald Nagbe, of the Liberia National Lottery Authority, filed separate petitions praying for the writ of prohibition to be issued against the Executive Branch of Government, the respondent herein.

We note that although the Executive Branch of Government is the principal respondent, however, in the case of the petition filed by Edwina Crump Zackpah, et. al of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority, they named

Joseph Yuones and WACCO vs. His Honor James E. Jones, Judge Debt and Houssini (02/07/2024) 0

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7 Feb, 2024

Joseph Yuones and WACCO vs. His Honor James E. Jones, Judge Debt and Houssini (02/07/2024)

This Court has been called upon to review and reverse the ruling of former Associate Justice, Philip A.Z. Banks III, then presiding in Chambers in an action of debt by attachment filed by Mohammed Housseini against WACCO by and thru its President Joseph H. Yuones and Joseph H. Younes and all authorized officers of the said corporation. The action was filed on July 13, 2015 before the Debt Court of Montserrado County. The Sheriff’s returns of July 28, 2015, on the writ of summons says that Joseph A. Yuones was not seen to be served and that the sheriff was told that he had travelled out of the country. The same returns was made August 11, 2015 to the effect that Mr. Joseph H. Younes was not seen to be served because he had travelled out of the country. The plaintiff made an application for resummons on July 30, 2015 and on July 31, 2015, the returns of the resummons also show that Mr. Joseph H. Yuones was not seen to be served.

Stoner Liberia Inc. vs. Ecobank Liberia Limited (08/11/2023) 0

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11 Aug, 2023

Stoner Liberia Inc. vs. Ecobank Liberia Limited (08/11/2023)

The appellant, Stoner Liberia, Inc. (Stoner), requests this Court to review and reverse the ruling entered by the Justice in Chambers, denying the petition for the writ of prohibition filed by the appellant against the conduct of Judge Eva Mappy Morgan of the Commercial Court of Liberia. We are to determine whether the Justice’s ruling is erroneous and reversible as a matter of law as alleged by the appellant.

The undisputed facts as revealed by the records are that on July 3, 2018, the Co-appellee Ecobank Liberia Limited (Ecobank) filed an action of debt by attachment against the appellant Stoner before the Commercial Court of Liberia, alleging that the appellant Stoner is indebted to it in the sum of US$946,787.04 (Nine Hundred Forty-six Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-seven Dollars Four Cents United States Dollars); that this amount derived from a loan facility secured by the appellant and which loan the appellant had failed to liquidate in full and in keeping with the agreement executed between the parties. The Co-appellee Bank prayed the court to adjudge the appellant liable and order it to pay the said amount.

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