How does the doctrine of merger apply in the context of real estate transactions?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Norcen International Ltd. v. Suncor Inc., 1988 CanLII 3914 (AB QB):
For the doctrine of merger to operate the right and the obligation must come to rest in the same legal entity. See Rye v. Rye, [1962] A.C. 496, Neale v. Turton (1827), 130 E.R. 725.
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