Reliant Energy Services, Inc. v. Cotton Valley Compression, L.L.C.

OPINION

JIM SHARP, Justice.

Cotton Valley Compression, L.L.C. (“Cotton Valley”) brought a breach-of-eon-tract action against Reliant Energy Services, Inc. (“Reliant”) based on theories of actual and apparent agency by a third-party, Westfield Oil & Gas, Inc. (‘Westfield”). 1 The jury found in favor of Cotton Valley on both theories of agency and rejected Reliant’s affirmative defense of quasi-estoppel. Thereafter, the trial court rendered judgment against Reliant on the jury verdict under the theory of apparent authority but granted Reliant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on…