Law360 Canada ( December 19, 2025, 11:42 AM EST) -- Appeal by Ville de Sainte-Julie (City) and cross-appeal by Les Investissements Laroda inc. (Laroda) from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal which ordered the City to pay Laroda $287,458. Promotion MG Larochelle inc. (Larochelle) had been involved in real estate development with the City. Per statutory and bylaw provisions, Larochelle was required to transfer to the City 10 per cent of the area owned for the purposes of parks, playgrounds or other. It was later discovered that Larochelle had mistakenly transferred more land than legally required. Since the City was unable to return the excess land or reimburse its value, an agreement was signed where an “area bank” would be created in favour of Larochelle. The “area bank” was to be applied in compensation for future park fees to be paid to the City in connection with new real estate developments by Larochelle. However, those developments never took place. Laroda, the successor to Larochelle’s rights, titles and interests, sought compensation for the land transferred in excess. On Dec. 15, 2015, it sent, through its representative, a demand letter to the City’s mayor asking for a monetary offer. Following unsuccessful discussions with the City, Laroda applied for a declaratory judgment and compensatory damages. The application was dismissed. The Court of Appeal allowed Laroda’s appeal and ordered the City to pay it $287,458. The parties raised several grounds of appeal, including the characterization of the agreement and the remedy to which Laroda might be entitled to given that the “area bank” was never used....