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Document Category 1937
| Title | Categories | Tags | Link | hf:tax:document_title | hf:doc_tags | hf:doc_categories |
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| Arnold et al v Logan LRSC 15; 6 LLR 18 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, acknowledgment of debt, Appellate Review, burden of proof, civil law, conditional promise, debt, documentary evidence, Evidence, Grand Bassa County, Limitation of Actions, new promise, remand, Reversal, revival of action, Statute of Limitations, Supreme Court of Liberia | arnold-et-al-v-logan-lrsc-15-6-llr-18-1937 | 1937-opinions acknowledgment-of-debt appellate-review burden-of-proof civil-law conditional-promise debt documentary-evidence evidence grand-bassa-county limitation-of-actions new-promise remand reversal revival-of-action statute-of-limitations supreme-court-of-liberia | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Barnes et al v RL LRSC 8; 5 LLR 395 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, affirmation and reversal, appellate procedure, Bill of Exceptions, Criminal Law, Due Process, judicial compliance, Montserrado County, motion for new trial, premature judgment, publication of opinions, remand for new trial, Reversible Error, right to be heard, Stare Decisis, Supreme Court of Liberia, timing of judgment, trial procedure | barnes-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-8-5-llr-395-1937 | 1937-opinions affirmation-and-reversal appellate-procedure bill-of-exceptions criminal-law due-process judicial-compliance montserrado-county motion-for-new-trial premature-judgment publication-of-opinions remand-for-new-trial reversible-error right-to-be-heard stare-decisis supreme-court-of-liberia timing-of-judgment trial-procedure | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Bryant et al v RL LRSC 27; 6 LLR 128 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, accessory after the fact, change of venue, computation of time, conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder, constitutional law, constitutionality of statutes, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Due Process, fair trial, infamous crime, jury of the vicinity, jury session, Montserrado County, motion for continuance, peremptory challenges, severance, Supreme Court of Liberia, waiver of jury rights | bryant-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-27-6-llr-128-1937 | 1937-opinions accessory-after-the-fact change-of-venue computation-of-time conspiracy conspiracy-to-commit-murder constitutional-law constitutionality-of-statutes criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fair-trial infamous-crime jury-of-the-vicinity jury-session montserrado-county motion-for-continuance peremptory-challenges severance supreme-court-of-liberia waiver-of-jury-rights | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Bryant v African Produce Co LRSC 17; 6 LLR 27 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, agency law, Appellate Review, civil law, Contract Enforcement, debt, foreign corporation, Grand Bassa County, mercantile dispute, power of attorney, probate and registration, Statute of Limitations, Supreme Court of Liberia | bryant-v-african-produce-co-lrsc-17-6-llr-27-1937 | 1937-opinions agency-law appellate-review civil-law contract-enforcement debt foreign-corporation grand-bassa-county mercantile-dispute power-of-attorney probate-and-registration statute-of-limitations supreme-court-of-liberia | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Dennis v RL LRSC 21; 6 LLR 56 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, appellate procedure, certified records, circuit court procedure, clerk of court, documentary evidence, interlocutory order, Judicial Administration, mandate, Montserrado County, original documents, Supreme Court of Liberia, transmission of records | dennis-v-rl-lrsc-21-6-llr-56-1937 | 1937-opinions appellate-procedure certified-records circuit-court-procedure clerk-of-court documentary-evidence interlocutory-order judicial-administration mandate montserrado-county original-documents supreme-court-of-liberia transmission-of-records | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Gray v Ware LRSC 22; 6 LLR 61 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, Appellate Review, attorney misconduct, Bar Committee, disbarment proceedings, disciplinary proceedings, embezzlement, Grand Cape Mount County, Jurisdiction, Legal Ethics, mandate, original jurisdiction, Professional Responsibility, sua sponte action, Supreme Court of Liberia | gray-v-ware-lrsc-22-6-llr-61-1937 | 1937-opinions appellate-review attorney-misconduct bar-committee disbarment-proceedings disciplinary-proceedings embezzlement grand-cape-mount-county jurisdiction legal-ethics mandate original-jurisdiction professional-responsibility sua-sponte-action supreme-court-of-liberia | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Howard et al v Dennis LRSC 5; 5 LLR 375 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, Appellate Review, civil law, Conflict of Interest, disqualification of judge, Due Process, equity, fair trial, judicial impartiality, Land Dispute, Montserrado County, prior representation, recusal, remand, Reversal, Specific Performance, Supreme Court of Liberia | howard-et-al-v-dennis-lrsc-5-5-llr-375-1937 | 1937-opinions appellate-review civil-law conflict-of-interest disqualification-of-judge due-process equity fair-trial judicial-impartiality land-dispute montserrado-county prior-representation recusal remand reversal specific-performance supreme-court-of-liberia | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| In re James E. Jonhson LRSC 19; 6 LLR 47 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, abuse of discretion, administration of justice, Appellate Review, contempt of court, Criminal Procedure, Due Process, improper conduct, judicial authority, Jurisdiction, Marshall Territory, Reversal, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-james-e-jonhson-lrsc-19-6-llr-47-1937 | 1937-opinions abuse-of-discretion administration-of-justice appellate-review contempt-of-court criminal-procedure due-process improper-conduct judicial-authority jurisdiction marshall-territory reversal supreme-court-of-liberia | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Jones v Jones LRSC 18; 6 LLR 38 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, affirmation, Appellate Review, burden of proof, defective complaint, demurrer, departure in pleadings, divorce, family law, incompatibility of temper, matrimonial causes, Montserrado County, pleadings, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia | jones-v-jones-lrsc-18-6-llr-38-1937 | 1937-opinions affirmation appellate-review burden-of-proof defective-complaint demurrer departure-in-pleadings divorce family-law incompatibility-of-temper matrimonial-causes montserrado-county pleadings statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Karnga v Coleman LRSC 10; 5 LLR 405 (1937) | 1937 | 1937-1 supreme-court | ||||
| Kent v RL LRSC 20; 6 LLR 50 (1937) | 1937 | 1937-1 supreme-court | ||||
| King v Cooper et al LRSC 14; 6 LLR 12 (1937) | 1937 | 1937-1 supreme-court | ||||
| Lewis v RL LRSC 3; 5 LLR 358 (1937) | 1937 | 1937-1 supreme-court | ||||
| Marshall et al v Blaine et al LRSC 23; 6 LLR 70 (1937) | 1937 | 1937-1 supreme-court | ||||
| Neayou et al v RL LRSC 26; 6 LLR 126 (1937) | 1937 | 1937-1 supreme-court | ||||
| Prout v Cooper LRSC 11; 5 LLR 412 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, affirmation, Appellate Review, bastard child, consent of mother, constitutional law, homestead exemption, illegitimacy, inheritance, lease agreement, legitimacy, legitimation, Montserrado County, non-retroactivity, parental acknowledgment, petition for legitimation, Probate Law, Property Rights, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, vested rights, wills and estates | prout-v-cooper-lrsc-11-5-llr-412-1937 | 1937-opinions affirmation appellate-review bastard-child consent-of-mother constitutional-law homestead-exemption illegitimacy inheritance lease-agreement legitimacy legitimation montserrado-county non-retroactivity parental-acknowledgment petition-for-legitimation probate-law property-rights statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia vested-rights wills-and-estates | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Prout v Cooper LRSC 6; 5 LLR 379 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, absence of counsel, Appellate Review, Civil Procedure, Costs, denial of motion, disability of counsel, Montserrado County, motion for continuance, procedural discretion, record on appeal, review on the record, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension of counsel, unpreparedness of counsel | prout-v-cooper-lrsc-6-5-llr-379-1937 | 1937-opinions absence-of-counsel appellate-review civil-procedure costs denial-of-motion disability-of-counsel montserrado-county motion-for-continuance procedural-discretion record-on-appeal review-on-the-record supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-of-counsel unpreparedness-of-counsel | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Richards v Mcgill et al LRSC 24; 6 LLR 81 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, Appellate Review, civil law, Conflict of Interest, disqualification of judge, Due Process, Ejectment, fair trial, judicial ethics, judicial impartiality, Jury Trial, Montserrado County, prior representation, recusal, remand, Reversal, Supreme Court of Liberia | richards-v-mcgill-et-al-lrsc-24-6-llr-81-1937 | 1937-opinions appellate-review civil-law conflict-of-interest disqualification-of-judge due-process ejectment fair-trial judicial-ethics judicial-impartiality jury-trial montserrado-county prior-representation recusal remand reversal supreme-court-of-liberia | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Rottger v Williams et al [1937] LRSC 1; 5 LLR 348 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, administrators, appellate procedure, approval of bill of exceptions, Bill of Exceptions, Civil Procedure, creditor claims, Estate Administration, estate of J. N. Pratt, Grand Bassa County, inventory of estate, mandamus, Probate Law, probate proceedings, Supreme Court of Liberia, tender of bill of exceptions, trial judge’s duty, Writ of Error | rottger-v-williams-et-al-1937-lrsc-1-5-llr-348-1937 | 1937-opinions administrators appellate-procedure approval-of-bill-of-exceptions bill-of-exceptions civil-procedure creditor-claims estate-administration estate-of-j-n-pratt grand-bassa-county inventory-of-estate mandamus probate-law probate-proceedings supreme-court-of-liberia tender-of-bill-of-exceptions trial-judges-duty writ-of-error | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Secretary of State of Lib v Gibson LRSC 13; 6 LLR 3 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, attorney misconduct, Bar Committee of Montserrado County, bar discipline, Client Funds, disciplinary proceedings, Legal Ethics, neglect of client matter, patent and trademark practice, Professional Responsibility, review of suspension, Secretary of State of Liberia, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from practice, Trademark Registration, unprofessional conduct | secretary-of-state-of-lib-v-gibson-lrsc-13-6-llr-3-1937 | 1937-opinions attorney-misconduct bar-committee-of-montserrado-county bar-discipline client-funds disciplinary-proceedings legal-ethics neglect-of-client-matter patent-and-trademark-practice professional-responsibility review-of-suspension secretary-of-state-of-liberia supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-practice trademark-registration unprofessional-conduct | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Smart et al v Daniels et al LRSC 4; 5 LLR 369 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, administrators, Appellate Review, Attorney General referral, Barnersville, civil law, deed cancellation, Default Judgment, descent and distribution, Estate Administration, Evidence, forged deed, forgery, fraudulent conveyance, inheritance dispute, Land Dispute, Montserrado County, next of kin, Probate Court, probate proceeding, probate property, Supreme Court of Liberia, testate and intestate estates, title to land | smart-et-al-v-daniels-et-al-lrsc-4-5-llr-369-1937 | 1937-opinions administrators appellate-review attorney-general-referral barnersville civil-law deed-cancellation default-judgment descent-and-distribution estate-administration evidence forged-deed forgery fraudulent-conveyance inheritance-dispute land-dispute montserrado-county next-of-kin probate-court probate-proceeding probate-property supreme-court-of-liberia testate-and-intestate-estates title-to-land | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Tisdell v Zeovonyon LRSC 16; 6 LLR 24 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, Appeal, Appeal bond, appellate procedure, Appellate Review, civil law, defective bond, dismissal of appeal, Evidence, failure to pay costs, Jurisdiction, Marshall Territory, payment of costs, prerequisites for appeal, procedural requirements, Provisional Monthly and Probate Court, revenue stamp, Stamp Act 1906, Stamp Act 1923, stamp duty, Supreme Court of Liberia, trespass, trespass to real property, vi et armis | tisdell-v-zeovonyon-lrsc-16-6-llr-24-1937 | 1937-opinions appeal appeal-bond appellate-procedure appellate-review civil-law defective-bond dismissal-of-appeal evidence failure-to-pay-costs jurisdiction marshall-territory payment-of-costs prerequisites-for-appeal procedural-requirements provisional-monthly-and-probate-court revenue-stamp stamp-act-1906 stamp-act-1923 stamp-duty supreme-court-of-liberia trespass trespass-to-real-property vi-et-armis | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Torkor et al v RL LRSC 25; 6 LLR 88 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, acquittal of co-defendant, affirmation of conviction, animus furandi, appellate procedure, Bill of Exceptions, circumstantial evidence, clue to ownership, conversion of property, Criminal Law, criminal liability, custody and control, Dissenting Opinion, evidentiary standard, finding of lost property, intent, joint defendants, judicial bias, jury instructions, Jury Trial, larceny, Possession, Stare Decisis, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property, waiver of exceptions | torkor-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-25-6-llr-88-1937 | 1937-opinions acquittal-of-co-defendant affirmation-of-conviction animus-furandi appellate-procedure bill-of-exceptions circumstantial-evidence clue-to-ownership conversion-of-property criminal-law criminal-liability custody-and-control dissenting-opinion evidentiary-standard finding-of-lost-property intent joint-defendants judicial-bias jury-instructions jury-trial larceny possession stare-decisis supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property waiver-of-exceptions | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Ware v RL LRSC 7; 5 LLR 381 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, admissibility of evidence, affirmation of conviction, Appellate Review, Criminal Law, documentary evidence, duplicity in indictment, embezzlement, Fiduciary Duty, fraudulent conversion, Grand Cape Mount County, impeaching evidence, indictment, Jury Trial, Jury Verdict, motion in arrest of judgment, motion to quash, pleading to indictment, public funds, rebutting evidence, Supreme Court of Liberia, waiver of defects | ware-v-rl-lrsc-7-5-llr-381-1937 | 1937-opinions admissibility-of-evidence affirmation-of-conviction appellate-review criminal-law documentary-evidence duplicity-in-indictment embezzlement fiduciary-duty fraudulent-conversion grand-cape-mount-county impeaching-evidence indictment jury-trial jury-verdict motion-in-arrest-of-judgment motion-to-quash pleading-to-indictment public-funds rebutting-evidence supreme-court-of-liberia waiver-of-defects | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Williams v RL LRSC 2; 5 LLR 353 (1937) | 1937 | 1937 opinions, affirmation of conviction, Appellate Review, burden of proof, Circuit Court, circumstantial evidence, corroboration, credibility of witnesses, Criminal Law, Grand Bassa County, Jury Trial, modification of sentence, Municipal Court, petit larceny, possession of stolen property, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property, unimpeached testimony | williams-v-rl-lrsc-2-5-llr-353-1937 | 1937-opinions affirmation-of-conviction appellate-review burden-of-proof circuit-court circumstantial-evidence corroboration credibility-of-witnesses criminal-law grand-bassa-county jury-trial modification-of-sentence municipal-court petit-larceny possession-of-stolen-property supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property unimpeached-testimony | 1937-1 supreme-court | |
| Wolo v. Wolo LRSC 12; 5 LLR 423 (1937) | 1937, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Family Law | 1937 opinions, alimony, Article I (Constitution), constitutional law, Due Process, Judicial Review, law of the land, legislative divorce, marriage dissolution, Montserrado County, notice and hearing, Reversal, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, tribunal competence, void legislative act | wolo-v-wolo-lrsc-12-5-llr-423-1937 | 1937-opinions alimony article-i-constitution constitutional-law due-process judicial-review law-of-the-land legislative-divorce marriage-dissolution montserrado-county notice-and-hearing reversal separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia tribunal-competence void-legislative-act | 1937-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases family-law-cases supreme-court |