Jesco Operating, L.P. v. Hess Corporation

OPINION

MARTHA HILL JAMISON, Justice.

Jesco Operating, L.P. appeals from a take-nothing judgment favoring Hess Corporation. Jesco sued Hess for breach of a pipeline construction contract and fraudulent inducement, and Hess counterclaimed, seeking an offset for Jesco’s own breach of the same contract. A jury declined to find either party liable on any theory submitted. The trial court entered judgment in accordance with the verdict. On appeal, Jesco contends that the jury’s verdict is not supported by legally and factually sufficient evidence. We affirm.

I. Background

Hess accepted Jesco’s $1.4…