One of Canada’s largest mall landlords is suing a U.S. company tied to Hudson’s Bay Co. , looking to recoup more than $75-million in losses related to the collapse of Canada’s oldest retailer.

The lawsuit, filed in Ontario by Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd. in October, seeks damages resulting from the closing of three Saks Fifth Avenue stores, which Hudson’s Bay operated under licence in Canada.

The stores were located at two malls in Toronto, CF Sherway Gardens and CF Toronto Eaton Centre, and one in Calgary, CF Chinook Centre, where Hudson’s Bay signed leases in 2014 and 2015.

The landlord argues that the money is owed because of an indemnity agreement it signed with a New York-based subsidiary of Hudson’s Bay, HBC US Holdings LLC. That agreement guaranteed to protect Cadillac Fair

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