Legal Opinion
Rio Grande Valley Gas Co. v. City of Edinburg
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided December 21, 2000No. 13-98-630-CVPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAVEZ, Justice.
Appellants 1 supplied natural gas to commercial and residential customers within the city of Edinburg. Some of that gas was sold and distributed according to the terms of a 1985 franchise granted by the city for the right to sell and distribute natural gas within the city in exchange for a 4% fee to be charged on all natural gas sales. In 1996 the city sued appellants, alleging that they had used various means to evade the 1985 franchise agreement. After a lengthy trial, the jury was asked to answer questions regarding breach of contract, fraud, tortious interference…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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