By Julian Dunster ( January 12, 2022, 11:35 AM EST) -- Two similar cases in Quebec may have broader applicability for anyone selling real estate that includes trees. In Verghnes v. Labelle 2017 QCCQ 2893 and Petrari v. Chartrand 2021 QCCQ 5982 the plaintiffs sued on the basis that the trees on the property they had purchased needed to be felled due to the presence of emerald ash borer. In both cases the plaintiffs sought a refund on the sale costs ($2,816.89 in Verghnes and $15,000 in Petrari) claiming that the tree conditions were not properly declared at the time of sale, and that the loss of trees adversely affected the value of property they had purchased. The defendants in both cases claimed that at the time of negotiations and sale there was nothing to suggest the trees in question had any health problems....