James D. Forster and Joann Forster v. Patrick W. Boss and Janet L. Boss

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

This case arises out of the sale of property fronting on the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The plaintiffs are the buyers of the property, James D. Forster and Joann Forster. The defendants are the sellers, Patrick W. Boss and Janet L. Boss. The District Court awarded plaintiffs both damages, for fraud and breach of contract, and injunctive relief. Defendants appeal, arguing that plaintiffs are receiving what amounts to a double recovery: an injunction that makes them whole plus damages to compensate them for the loss of the very rights that the injunction has…