Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. v. New Ulm Gas, Ltd.

ABBOTT Justice,

delivered the opinion of the Court,

in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, HECHT, CORNYN, ENOCH, SPECTOR, OWEN and BAKER, Justices, join.

This case primarily concerns the proper interpretation of pricing provisions in a gas contract.1 The trial court held that the pricing provisions were ambiguous and awarded contract and fraud damages to New Ulm Gas, Ltd. in accordance with a jury verdict. The court of appeals reversed and remanded, determining that the trial court had correctly concluded that the contract was ambiguous, but that evidentiary errors made by the trial court…