Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District / Oct 30, 2024
THOMAS J. BROWN, III, Trustee of Thomas J. Brown, III, Revocable Trust U/A/D May 13, 2021, Respondent vs. DARREN and DAPHNE JERNIGAN, Appellants
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.