{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"darren-and-daphne-jernigan","displayName":"DARREN and DAPHNE JERNIGAN","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd38280:2024-10-30","opinionId":"d5850096-a3f0-5df8-a428-94fcf50cadfa","slug":"thomas-j-brown-iii-trustee-of-thomas-j-brown-iii-revocable-trust-uad-may-d38280","caseName":"THOMAS J. BROWN, III, Trustee of Thomas J. Brown, III, Revocable Trust U/A/D May 13, 2021, Respondent\nvs.\nDARREN and DAPHNE JERNIGAN, Appellants","caseNumber":"SD38280","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2024-10-30","year":2024,"display_summary":"Darren and Daphne Jernigan (Buyers) appealed a circuit court's judgment of specific performance, which ordered them to purchase a property from Thomas J. Brown, III, Trustee (Seller), following their breach of a real estate purchase agreement. The Buyers argued the circuit court misapplied the law by awarding specific performance when an adequate remedy at law (liquidated damages) existed. The appellate court affirmed the circuit court's judgment, finding no reversible error in the award of specific performance, and remanded the case for the circuit court to determine and award the Seller's reasonable attorneys' fees incurred on appeal.","primaryTopic":"contracts","topicSlugs":["contracts","property-real-estate","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=214134","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/thomas-j-brown-iii-trustee-of-thomas-j-brown-iii-revocable-trust-uad-may-d38280","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"real-estate","label":"Real Estate","href":"/practice-areas/real-estate","score":32,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: real-estate","topic: property-real-estate"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/real-estate"},{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}