Gerald L. Anchor and Hazel B. Anchor v. Dennis M. O'TOOle and Melinda L. O'TOOle

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

In this breach of contract claim involving the sale of real estate, plaintiffs appeal a favorable jury verdict awarding them only nominal damages. They claim the district court erred in denying their motion for a new trial based on the ground that damages were against the manifest weight of the evidence, and in granting judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendants on plaintiffs’ breach of fiduciary duty claim. For the reasons that follow, we affirm on all grounds.

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This breach of contract claim arose as a result of the sale of a home, referred to by the parties as an…