Land Title Office Records and the Highways Act #27

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By Gerry NeelyB.A. LL.B. A purchaser entered into an agreement for the purchase of land adjoining the highway which, according to his search of title in the Land Title Office, was of a certain area. Subsequent to the completion of the purchase, a survey revealed that the actual area was twenty five per cent less

Damages, Deposits; Separate Legal Representation for Vendors #26

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By Gerry NeelyB.A. LL.B. In an Ontario case which arose because of a purchaser’s refusal to close a real estate transaction, the vendors were awarded S5,000.00 general damages for the “vexation, frustration, distress and anxiety, caused solely by the failure of the Defendants (Purchasers) to complete this transaction upon the date agreed upon.” This was