Chalker Energy Partners III, LLC v. Le Norman Operating Llc

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS 444444444444 NO. 18-0352 444444444444 CHALKER ENERGY PARTNERS III, LLC, ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. LE NORMAN OPERATING LLC, RESPONDENT 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT OF TEXAS 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 Argued December 4, 2019 CHIEF JUSTICE HECHT delivered the opinion of the Court. In Texas, a deal is, of course, a deal. An agreement as to many things can be oral, sealed by a handshake, even a $10.53 billion handshake.1 The common law has long…