What is the tort of misuse of executive or administrative powers in real estate law?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jerry v. The Corporation of the City of Barrie, 2020 ONSC 629 (CanLII):
The leading authority in Canada is Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse. The tort is based on the rationale that the rule of law requires that executive or administrative powers “be exercised only for the public good and not for ulterior and improper purposes”.
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