Is this a mistake of law?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Glidurray Holdings Ltd. v. Qualicum Beach (Municipality), 1980 CanLII 634 (BC SC):
Both counsel in their submissions treat this matter as a mistake of law, referring to Eadie v. Brantford (Twp.), 1967 CanLII 13 (SCC), [1967] S.C.R. 573, 63 D.L.R. (2d) 561.
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