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41291
Zardev Inc. v. Joseph J. Dydzak, et al.
(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | Notice of hearing sent to parties | |
| 2025-07-10 | Appeal hearing scheduled, 2025-11-10 | |
| 2025-07-09 | Order on motion to file a reply factum on appeal, by JUSTICE JAMAL | |
| 2025-07-09 |
Decision on the motion to file a reply factum on appeal, Ja, UPON APPLICATION by the appellant for an order permitting to serve and file a factum not exceeding five (5) pages in reply to the respondents’ factum on June 18, 2025; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion is granted without costs. The appellant is permitted to serve and file a factum in reply to respondents’ factum not to exceed five (5) pages in length. Granted, without costs |
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| 2025-07-09 | Submission of motion to file a reply factum on appeal, Ja | |
| 2025-07-04 | Reply to motion to file a reply factum on appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-07-07, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-07) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-06-27 | Response to motion to file a reply factum on appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-06-30, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-27) | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2025-06-20 | Notice of change of counsel, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-23) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-06-18 | Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-18, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-19) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-06-18 | Reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-18, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-19) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-06-18 | Motion to file a reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Missing : proof of service (rec'd 2025-06-23), Completed on: 2025-06-20, (Printed version due on 2025-06-25) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-05-28 | Order on motion for leave to intervene, by JUSTICE MOREAU | |
| 2025-05-28 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Mor, UPON APPLICATIONS by Sylvio Thibeault, in his personal capacity and as president of Recherches et Travaux maritimes, and Hélène Garon for an order extending the time to serve and file their motion for leave to intervene and for leave to intervene in the above appeal; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion for an extension of time is granted. The motion for leave to intervene is dismissed without costs. Dismissed |
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| 2025-05-28 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Mor | |
| 2025-05-22 | Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted) | |
| 2025-05-12 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23B, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-13) | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2025-05-12 | Respondent's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-05-14, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-13) | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2025-05-12 | Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-05-14, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-13) | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2025-05-08 | Reply to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), (Included in the reply to the motion for leave to intervene), Completed on: 2025-05-23, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-09) | Sylvio Thibeault à titre personnel et de président de Recherches et Travaux Maritimes (RTM) and Hélène Garon |
| 2025-05-08 | Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-05-09, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-09) | Sylvio Thibeault à titre personnel et de président de Recherches et Travaux Maritimes (RTM) and Hélène Garon |
| 2025-05-06 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Included in the response to motion to extend time), Completed on: 2025-05-15 | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2025-05-06 | Response to motion to extend time, Completed on: 2025-05-15 | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2025-05-05 | Other book of authorities, (Book Form), responses to interveners motions, Completed on: 2025-05-09, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-06) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-05-05 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-05-09, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-06) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-05-05 | Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-05-09, (Printed version due on 2025-05-12) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-04-28 | Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-04-29, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-01) | Sylvio Thibeault à titre personnel et de président de Recherches et Travaux Maritimes (RTM) and Hélène Garon |
| 2025-04-24 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Does not intend to file a factum in response to the appellant's factum., (Printed version due on 2025-05-01) | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 2025-04-23 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Included in the motion for leave to intervene), 23A/23B/ | Sylvio Thibeault à titre personnel et de président de Recherches et Travaux Maritimes (RTM) and Hélène Garon |
| 2025-04-22 | Motion to extend time, (Book Form), to serve and file motion to intervene, Completed on: 2025-04-29, (Printed version filed on 2025-05-01) | Sylvio Thibeault à titre personnel et de président de Recherches et Travaux Maritimes (RTM) and Hélène Garon |
| 2025-03-17 | Certificate of counsel (attesting to record), (Letter Form), Form 24A, (Printed version filed on 2025-03-18) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-03-17 | Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), 2 VOLUMES, Completed on: 2025-03-18, (Printed version filed on 2025-03-18) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-03-17 | Appellant's record, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-03-18, (Printed version filed on 2025-03-18) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-03-17 | Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-03-18, (Printed version filed on 2025-03-18) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2025-01-22 | Notice of change of counsel, (Letter Form), Change of counsel for the Respondents., (Printed version filed on 2025-01-30) | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2025-01-20 | Notice of appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-01-20, (Printed version filed on 2025-01-20) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2024-12-19 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2024-12-19 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2024-12-19 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal), Number 500-09-029703-212, 2024 QCCA 347, dated April 17, 2024, is granted with costs in the cause. Granted, with costs in the cause |
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| 2024-08-26 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-06-27 | Book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-06-27, (Printed version filed on 2024-06-27) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2024-06-27 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-06-27, (Printed version filed on 2024-06-27) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2024-06-17 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2024-06-18) | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2024-06-17 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-06-18) | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2024-06-17 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-06-17, (Printed version filed on 2024-06-18) | Joseph J. Dydzak |
| 2024-06-12 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Pierre Landry will be agent for the Intervener Attorney General of Quebec. , (Printed version due on 2024-06-19) | Attorney General of Quebec |
| 2024-05-24 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED | |
| 2024-05-21 | Book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-05-24, (Printed version filed on 2024-05-22) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2024-05-21 | Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2024-05-22) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2024-05-21 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-05-22) | Zardev Inc. |
| 2024-05-21 | Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-05-21, (Printed version filed on 2024-05-22) | Zardev Inc. |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Zardev Inc. | Appellant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dydzak, Joseph J. | Respondent | Active |
| Élise Cloutier, Marilyn Dalton, Nicolas Beauchamp, Christiane Leduc, Rémi Beaudry, Hervé Boscher, Marie-Suzanne Boscher, Fiducie Familiale Lac Masson (2017), Robert Carsley, Fiducie J. Cheaib, Marie-Chantal Gariépy, Serge Gauvin, France Gauvin | Respondent | Active |
| Fiducie Yves Gauvin, Warren Grzywacz, Jean Lacroix, Lucie O'Dowd, Rachel Landry, Josée Voisard Lefebvre, Louis B. Lépine, Shoula Cohen, Vickie Guillevin-Magnier, La Fiducie de Protection Jean Claude Medalsy, Alain Paquet, Frances Rubinger, Roselyne Rovira | Respondent | Active |
| Claude Verville, Édith Fournier, Harold Zackon, Serge Baril, Aline Dubé, Denis Bélanger, Marc Bouvrette, William R. Collier, Jonathan Marcoux, Émile Gorak Savard, Natacha Garoute, Valéria Wlusek Rosenbloom, Henri H. Boucher, Sylvain Brosseau | Respondent | Active |
| Rachel Bergeron, Michel Lagueux, Michele Fearon, Richard O'Doherty, Francisco Durazo, Sylvia Garza De Durazo, Patrick Garneau, Émilie St-Vincent-Gagnon, Michael Weinerman | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Quebec | Intervener | Active |
| Officier de la publicité des droits de la circonscription foncière de Terrebonne | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Zardev Inc.
Counsel
Julien Boudreault
Abbie Buckman
1000 rue de La Gauchetière Ouest
Bureau 900
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 5H4
Telephone: (514) 879-1212
FAX: (514) 954-1905
Email: gpratte@blg.com
Agent
World Exchange Plaza
100 Queen Street, suite 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1J9
Telephone: (613) 787-3562
FAX: (613) 230-8842
Email: neffendi@blg.com
Party: Dydzak, Joseph J.
Counsel
François Goyer
Jessica Michelin
Place Alexis Nihon - Tower 2
3500 De Maisonneuve Blvd West suite 1400
Montréal, Quebec
H3Z 3C1
Telephone: (514) 935-2725
FAX: (514) 935-2999
Email: dmitchell@imk.ca
Party: Élise Cloutier, Marilyn Dalton, Nicolas Beauchamp, Christiane Leduc, Rémi Beaudry, Hervé Boscher, Marie-Suzanne Boscher, Fiducie Familiale Lac Masson (2017), Robert Carsley, Fiducie J. Cheaib, Marie-Chantal Gariépy, Serge Gauvin, France Gauvin
Counsel
François Goyer
Jessica Michelin
Place Alexis Nihon - Tower 2
3500 De Maisonneuve Blvd West suite 1400
Montréal, Quebec
H3Z 3C1
Telephone: (514) 935-2725
FAX: (514) 935-2999
Email: dmitchell@imk.ca
Party: Fiducie Yves Gauvin, Warren Grzywacz, Jean Lacroix, Lucie O'Dowd, Rachel Landry, Josée Voisard Lefebvre, Louis B. Lépine, Shoula Cohen, Vickie Guillevin-Magnier, La Fiducie de Protection Jean Claude Medalsy, Alain Paquet, Frances Rubinger, Roselyne Rovira
Counsel
François Goyer
Jessica Michelin
Place Alexis Nihon - Tower 2
3500 De Maisonneuve Blvd West suite 1400
Montréal, Quebec
H3Z 3C1
Telephone: (514) 935-2725
FAX: (514) 935-2999
Email: dmitchell@imk.ca
Party: Claude Verville, Édith Fournier, Harold Zackon, Serge Baril, Aline Dubé, Denis Bélanger, Marc Bouvrette, William R. Collier, Jonathan Marcoux, Émile Gorak Savard, Natacha Garoute, Valéria Wlusek Rosenbloom, Henri H. Boucher, Sylvain Brosseau
Counsel
François Goyer
Jessica Michelin
Place Alexis Nihon - Tower 2
3500 De Maisonneuve Blvd West suite 1400
Montréal, Quebec
H3Z 3C1
Telephone: (514) 935-2725
FAX: (514) 935-2999
Email: dmitchell@imk.ca
Party: Rachel Bergeron, Michel Lagueux, Michele Fearon, Richard O'Doherty, Francisco Durazo, Sylvia Garza De Durazo, Patrick Garneau, Émilie St-Vincent-Gagnon, Michael Weinerman
Counsel
François Goyer
Jessica Michelin
Place Alexis Nihon - Tower 2
3500 De Maisonneuve Blvd West suite 1400
Montréal, Quebec
H3Z 3C1
Telephone: (514) 935-2725
FAX: (514) 935-2999
Email: dmitchell@imk.ca
Party: Attorney General of Quebec
Counsel
Daniel Benghozi
Bureau 8.00
1, rue Notre-Dame Est
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2336 Ext: 51564
FAX: (514) 873-7074
Email: pierre-luc.beauchesne@justice.gouv.qc.ca
Agent
225, montée Paiment
2e étage
Gatineau, Quebec
J8P 6M7
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Email: p.landry@noelassocies.com
Party: Officier de la publicité des droits de la circonscription foncière de Terrebonne
This party is not represented by counsel.
Summary
Keywords
Property — Immovables — Submerged lots — Extent of right of ownership near watercourses and lakes — Doctrine of accessory — Bases and scope of doctrine of accessory, particularly with regard to submerged lots — Whether it is possible to rebut presumption of transfer resulting from that doctrine by proof of contrary intention — Whether description [translation] “bounded by the lake” has clear meaning, namely that lot ends at edge of body of water.
Summary
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The respondents are owners of lots that border three lakes in Ville d’Estérel. Following the renewal of the cadastre of Ville d’Estérel in 2016, the respondents discovered that they were not owners of a submerged strip of land that goes around each of the lakes and is situated in front of their respective lots. That submerged strip of land apparently belonged to the applicant, Zardev Inc. Through an application for a declaratory judgment, the respondents sought a declaration confirming that they are respectively owners of the submerged lots adjacent to the lands they own. The Quebec Superior Court dismissed their application, finding that the submerged lots are the property of the applicant. The Quebec Court of Appeal allowed the respondents’ appeal in part. It found that the submerged strip of land is accessory to the riparian lots pursuant to the doctrine of accessory.
Lower court rulings
Originating application for declaratory judgment dismissed
Appeal allowed in part
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