Legal Opinion
American National Petroleum Co. v. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided November 28, 1990No. C-8350PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RAY, Justice.
This is a breach of contract and tortious interference with contract case. Trial was to a jury, which found that Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company (Transco) breached its “take or pay” contracts with American National Petroleum Company (ANPC) and Oil Investments, Ltd. (Oil), and tortiously interfered with gas balancing agreements ANPC and Oil had with third parties. The jury found exemplary damages of $16 million for the tortious interference, and the trial court rendered judgment for ANPC and Oil on both theories, including the exemplary damages. The court of appeals,…
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