Bodin v. Butler

PER CURIAM: *

Plaintiffs-appellants Christopher and Kylan Bodin appeal the district court’s judgment awarding them only $5,000 as stipulated damages rather than actual damages under a contract to sell real property to the defendants-appellees that the parties failed to consummate. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the district court’s judgment.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

James and Joycelyn Butler (the “Butlers”) contracted to purchase the home of Christopher and Kylan Bodin (the “Bo-dins”) for $980,000. The Butlers tendered a $5,000 deposit, but, for reasons that remain unknown,…