Legal Opinion
Rocanville Corporation v. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 30, 1987No. 86-1681PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Rocanville Corporation sued the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (Natural Gas) to reform a contract to allow a price increase. The district court granted Natural Gas summary judgment on the ground that Rocanville presented no evidence of mutual mistake. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Rocanville Corporation is a closely-held Texas corporation whose president and sole stockholder is William H. Hudson. By the end of 1978, Rocanville had several natural gas wells ready for production, and was seeking a buyer. Natural Gas made Ro-canville an…
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