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Bryant v Rolland LRSC 26; 8 LLR 394 (1944)

C. G. BRYANT, Executor of the Will of the Late YUDE HNE COOK, Appellant, v. T. N. ROLLAND, Guardian of ELIZA TOWHONE COOK, minor child of the Late YUDE HNE COOK, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM THE MONTHLY AND PROBATE COURT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Argued October 23,...

Jones et al v Dennis LRSC 18; 8 LLR 342 (1944)

REBECCA JONES, PARNELLA NORTH, MARY E. PRITCHARD, VALENTINE BROWN, and JOHN W. PRITCHARD, Appellants, v. JAMES W. DENNIS, Executor of the last Will and Testament of MARIA L. DENNIS of Careysburg, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL...

Wolo v Wolo LRSC 31; 8 LLR 453 (1944)

JUAH WEEKS-WOLO, Appellant, v. MARY ELIZABETH WOLO, Executrix of the Will of the Late P. GBE WOLO, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Argued November 20-23, 27, 1944. Decided December 15, 1944.  ...

Dennis v RL LRSC 11; 7 LLR 232 (1941)

JOSEPH F. DENNIS, Appellant, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL.   Argued April 30, May 1, 1941. Decided May 3, 1941.   1. Where a statute requires that a notice of appeal be filed within forty-eight hours of the entry of...

Coleman v RL LRSC 12; 8 LLR 59 (1942)

S. DAVID COLEMAN, Appellant, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Argued April 8, 9, 14, 15, 1942. Decided May 8, 1942.   One charged with sedition has a constitutional...

Karnga v Williams et al LRSC 3; 10 LLR 10 (1948)

ABAYOMI KARNGA, Appellant, v. HENRIETTA M. WILLIAMS, WILLIAM 0. DESHIELD, and JAMES H. DESHIELD, Appellees. MOTION TO DISMISS APPEAL. Argued March 17, 1948. Decided April 30, 1948. 1. Every action of ejectment imports the principle of adverse possession, an issue of...

Horace v Harris LRSC 14; 9 LLR 372 (1947)

SANDY FORD HORACE, Appellant, v. SARAH V. HARRIS, by her Husband S. ALFRED P. HARRIS, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Argued March 9, 20, 1947. Decided May 9, 1947.   1. Under our practice...

Jackson v Johnson et al LRSC 6; 9 LLR 47 (1945)

THOMAS A. JACKSON, Petitioner, v. PERNICIA JACKSON and ADOLPHUS C. DENNIS, Respondents MOTION FOR MANDATE TO RESTORE JURISDICTION TO LOWER COURT. Argued December 13, 1944, March 13, 1945. Decided May 4, 1945. 1. The issuance of notices of appeal is a duty devolving...

Jackson v RL LRSC 21; 10 LLR 220 (1949)

JOSEPH JACKSON, Appellant, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Argued November 14, 16, 1949. Decided December 16, 1949.   Where defendant, with a grudge against decedent,...

Bull v Lomax LRSC 40; 8 LLR 481 (1944)

JAMES C. BULL, Appellant, v. Thomas C. LOMAX, Curator of Intestate Estates, Montserrado County, and D. S. ROBERTS, Appellees.   DISMISSAL OF APPEAL.   [Undated.]   OBJECTIONS TO PROBATE OF CURATOR’S DEED: This cause having been called for hearing...

Dennis Mitchell v RL LRSC 3; 7 LLR 134 (1941)

HARRIETTE DENNIS-MITCHELL, Appellant, v. REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM CONVICTION OF EMBEZZLEMENT.   Argued January 9, 13, 1941. Decided January 17, 1941.   1. Larceny and embezzlement are cognate offenses where the object is to...

Dennis v Reffell LRSC 1; 7 LLR 332 (1942)

JOSEPH F. DENNIS, Appellant, v. HELEN REFFELL, Appellee.   APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, MONTSERRADO COUNTY.   Argued January 26, 1942. Decided February 6, 1942.   1. Illness of counsel is good ground for continuance....

Massaquoi v Kutu LRSC 1; 10 LLR 3 (1948)

CASES ADJUDGED IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA AT MARCH TERM, 1948. AL-HAJ MASSAQUOI, Appellant, v. MADAME KUTU, Appellee. ACTION OF DEBT. Argued March 16, 1948. Decided April 30, 1948. Where the debt is not denied but inadequate notice of a demand for...