Supreme Court of Canada
Blanchette et al. v. Municipal Corporation of
Bécancour, [1981] 1 S.C.R. 77
Date: 1981-03-18
Jean-Paul Blanchette,
André Blanchette and Gilles Blanchette Appellants;
and
Municipal
Corporation of the Town of Bécancour
Respondent.
1981: March 18.
Present: Dickson, Beetz, Estey, Chouinard
and Lamer JJ.
ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR
QUEBEC
Expropriation—Municipal by-law—Vested
rights—Number of zones—Indemnity determined by Public Service
Board—Homologation by Superior Court—Indemnity upheld.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Court of Appeal
of Quebec, affirming a judgment
of the Superior Court. Appeal dismissed.
Guy Marcotte, for the appellants.
Louis Vézina and Michèle Lacroix, for the
respondent.
English version of the judgment of the Court
delivered orally by
DICKSON J.—It will not be necessary to call upon
you Mr. Vézina or Ms. Lacroix. We are not persuaded that there is, in
any of the grounds of appeal advanced on behalf of the appellants, a basis for
intervention by this Court with respect to the award made by the Public Service
Board or a basis for referring the matter to the Expropriation Tribunal with a
view to varying the award. The appeal is accordingly dismissed with costs.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellants: Gilbert,
Magnan, Marcotte, Tremblay & Forget, Montreal.
Solicitors for the respondent: Vézina,
Pouliot & Associates, Ste-Foy.
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