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Harvey v Hoff LRSC 20; 3 LLR 65 (1928)

ELIZA HARVEY, Appellant, v. W. S. HOFF, Appellee.   Re the estate of S. D. Harvey: This cause having been called for trial Counsellors Barclay and Barclay appeared for appellant and R. Emmons Dixon appeared for appellee; whereupon appellee’s counsel offered...

Hodge v RL LRSC 2; 3 LLR 7 (1928)

TEAPANY T. HODGE, Appellant, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MARYLAND COUNTY.   Decided February 3, 1928.   To convict a defendant of the crime of embezzlement, it is not sufficient to...

Berry v RL LRSC 7; 3 LLR 24 (1928)

FRANK BERRY, Appellant, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, GRAND BASSA COUNTY.   Decided February 3, 1928.   1. The uncorroborated testimony of the prosecutrix is not sufficient to support...

Jayro v RL LRSC 19; 3 LLR 65 (1928)

JAYRO (a Bassa Man), Appellant, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   RAPE: This cause having been called for trial and no one appeared for the appellant, the Solicitor General E. J. Summerville appeared for the appellee and moved that judgment be entered by...

Davison v Davison LRSC 10; 3 LLR 36 (1928)

WALTER P. DAVISON, Appellant, v. ETTA DAVISON, Appellee.   MOTION TO WITHDRAW APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Decided February 3, 1928.   1. The withdrawal of a suit after a jury has been empanelled and...

Taylor v Worrell et al LRSC 4; 3 LLR 14 (1928)

S. J. TAYLOR, Petitioner, v. His Honor E. J. S. WORRELL, D. E. HOWARD, N. B. SETON, DIXON B. BROWN, Board of Arbitrators, and W. SAMPSON BROOKS, Respondents.   APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.  ...

Dennis et al v RL LRSC 12; 3 LLR 45 (1928)

DANIEL DENNIS and GEORGIA DENNIS, Appellants, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Decided April 30, 1928.   1. Voluntary admission made by a party is evidence against...

Zeon v RL LRSC 17; 3 LLR 64 (1928)

ZEON, Appellant, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   EMBEZZLEMENT: This case having been called for trial, Counsellor Geo. H. Vanjah Dimmerson appeared for appellant and the Solicitor General, E. J. Summerville, appeared for the appellee; and in view of the...

Dennis v Dimerson et al LRSC 16; 3 LLR 62 (1928)

JAMES W. DENNIS for his wife MARIA DENNIS, Plaintiff-in-Error, v. GEORGE H. VANJAH DIMMERSON and His Honor NUGENT H. GIBSON, Judge, Defendants-in-Error.   WRIT OF ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Decided May 2,...

Elias v Porte LRSC 13; 3 LLR 50 (1928)

G. R. ELIAS, APPELLANT, v. JOHN PORTE, APPELLEE.   APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Decided May 2, 1928.   1. Where a vehicle, whether chartered or borrowed by one party from another for service, while...

Emmons et al v Williams LRSC 9; 3 LLR 30 (1928)

G. N. EMMONS, J. J. MASSAQUOI, J. W. JACK-SON, SAMUEL J. LEWIS, G. H. VAN DIMMER-SON, N. H. SIE BROWNELL, W. H. BRYANT, JACOB MILLER, FREDERICK WALKER, JAMES W. ROBERTS, J. W. CLARKS, D. H. HANSFORTH, DICK MOORE, J. F. WELLS, JOHN HARRIS, BENJAMIN ELLIOTT, HENRY...

Johnson v RL LRSC 5; 3 LLR 19 (1928)

JERRY M. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   Decided February 3, 1928.   Where a party fails to appear, judgment by default will be rendered upon proper application therefor.   Judgment of the court below in a case of rape affirmed....

Phelps v Williams LRSC 14; 3 LLR 54 (1928)

R. M. PHELPS, Plaintiff-in-Error, v. E. W. WILLIAMS, Defendant-in-Error.   WRIT OF ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Decided May 2, 1928.   1. Where a matter has been decided by the Supreme Court, it becomes...