1442810 Ontario Inc. v. Sarohia
The Court upheld the trial judge's findings: although there was a breach of s.33, no damages flowed and the information had been provided before closing so no remedy was warranted; the promissory note was enforceable as a stand‑alone document because appellants failed to prove lack of consideration; and on the facts...
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- Citation
- 2016 ONCA 456
- Parties
- Plaintiff (respondent); Defendant by Counterclaim (respondent): 1442810 Ontario Inc.; Defendant by Counterclaim (respondent): Ahmed Mansury; Defendant by Counterclaim (respondent): Baljit S. Gill; Defendant by Counterclaim (respondent): Re/Max Realty; Defendant (appellant); Plaintiff by Counterclaim (appellant): Daljit S. Sarohia; Defendant (appellant); Plaintiff by Counterclaim (appellant): Parmit K. Parhar, also known as Paramjit J. Paraihari; Defendant (appellant); Plaintiff by Counterclaim (appellant): Dalcan Enterprises Inc.
- Court
- Court of Appeal for Ontario
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 9 June 2016
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Appeal to Court of Appeal From Superior Court Trial Judgment Enforcing Promissory Note and Dismissing Counterclaim
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed; trial judgment enforcing promissory note and dismissing counterclaim and crossclaim upheld
- Legal Topics
- Promissory Note Enforcement, Breach of Real Estate and Business Brokers Act S.33, Consideration, Entire Agreement Clause, Damages, Costs
- Source Language
- english
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Parties
1442810 Ontario Inc.
Plaintiff (respondent); Defendant by Counterclaim (respondent)
Ahmed Mansury
Defendant by Counterclaim (respondent)
Baljit S. Gill
Defendant by Counterclaim (respondent)
Re/Max Realty
Defendant by Counterclaim (respondent)
Daljit S. Sarohia
Defendant (appellant); Plaintiff by Counterclaim (appellant)
Parmit K. Parhar, also known as Paramjit J. Paraihari
Defendant (appellant); Plaintiff by Counterclaim (appellant)
Dalcan Enterprises Inc.
Defendant (appellant); Plaintiff by Counterclaim (appellant)
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Appeal to Court of Appeal From Superior Court Trial Judgment Enforcing Promissory Note and Dismissing Counterclaim
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether breach of s.33 of the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act warranted a remedy
- 2 Whether the promissory note was supported by consideration and therefore enforceable
- 3 Whether representations in the MLS listing were superseded by the agreement of purchase and sale including the entire agreement clause
Ratio Decidendi
The Court upheld the trial judge's findings: although there was a breach of s.33, no damages flowed and the information had been provided before closing so no remedy was warranted; the promissory note was enforceable as a stand‑alone document because appellants failed to prove lack of consideration; and on the facts the MLS representations were superseded by the agreement of purchase and sale including the entire agreement clause, therefore the appeal fails.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed; trial judgment enforcing promissory note and dismissing counterclaim and crossclaim upheld
Orders
- Appeal dismissed
- Agreed costs of $15,000 inclusive of disbursements and HST payable to each set of respondents (total $30,000)
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1442810 Ontario Inc. v. Sarohia Collection Decisions of the Court of Appeal Date 2016-06-09 Neutral citation 2016 ONCA 456 Docket numbers C61108 Judges Feldman, Kathryn N.; Rouleau, Paul S.; Huscroft, Grant Subject Civil Decision Content COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO CITATION: 1442810 Ontario Inc. v. Sarohia, 2016 ONCA 456 DATE: 20160609 DOCKET: C61108 Feldman, Rouleau and Huscroft JJ.A. BETWEEN 1442810 Ontario Inc. Plaintiff (Respondent) and Daljit S. Sarohia, Parmit K. Parhar, also known as Paramjit J. Paraihari and Dalcan Enterprises Inc. Defendants (Appellants) AND BETWEEN Daljit S. Sarohia, Parmit K. Parhar, also known as Paramjit J. Paraihari and Dalcan Enterprises Inc. Plaintiffs by Counterclaim (Appellants) and 1442810 Ontario Inc., Ahmed Mansury, Baljit S. Gill, Re/Max Realty Defendants by Counterclaim (Respondents) Cameron Fiske, for the appellants John R. Hart, for the respondents 1442810 Ontario Inc. and Ahmed Mansury Ron E. Folkes, for the respondents Baljit S. Gill and Re/Max Realty Heard and released orally: May 19, 2016 On appeal from the judgment of Justice Michael G. Emery of the Superior Court of Justice, dated September 11, 2015. ENDORSEMENT [1] The appellants appeal the trial decision enforcing a promissory note and dismissing their counterclaim and crossclaim. They raise three issues on appeal. [2] The first is that the trial judge found a breach of s. 33 of the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R. 4, which was in force at the time of the transaction, but gave no remedy. We do not give effect to this submission. The trial judge found that no damages flowed from the breach. The information contemplated by s. 33 had been provided by the broker well before the closing of the transaction. Further, the trial judge concluded, based on all of the evidence, that had there been compliance with s. 33, the appellants would nonetheless have closed the transaction. [3] The second issue raised is that the trial judge erred in finding that there was consideration for the promissory note. In our view, the trial judge was entitled to find on the evidence that the promissory note was a stand-alone document and that the appellants did not meet their burden to show that the note was unenforceable because there was no value given for it. [4] Third, the appellants argue that the trial judge erred in concluding that representations made in the MLS listing as to the weekly sales at the convenience store were superseded by the terms of the agreement of purchase and sale, including the entire agreement clause. On the facts as found by the trial judge, we see no error in the conclusion that he reached. [5] The appeal is therefore dismissed. Agreed costs of $15,000, inclusive of disbursements and HST, are payable to each set of respondents ($30,000 total). “K. Feldman J.A.” “Paul Rouleau J.A.” “Grant Huscroft J.A.”