SEECO, Inc. and Southwestern Energy Company v. K.T. Rock, LLC

OPINION

SHARON McCALLY, Justice.

SEECO, Inc. entered into a three-year purchase agreement (the “Contract”) with K.T. Rock, LLC for the purpose of buying crushed rock primarily for its gas well development operations in central Arkansas. SEECO bought substantially less rock from K.T. than anticipated during the first two years of the Contract.

Shortly into the third year of the Contract, K.T. sued SEECO and Southwestern Energy Company, SEECO’s parent company, for breach of contract and fraudulent inducement. SEECO counterclaimed for breach of contract. After a trial, the jury found that SEECO…