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ENERGY TRANSFER v. ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS

No. 17-0862.

593 S.W.3d 732 (2020)

ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS, L.P. and Energy Transfer Fuel, L.P., Petitioners, v. ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P. and Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion delivered: January 31, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Charles Ale , Houston, for Amicus Curiae Ale, John C.

John Scott , Andrews Myers, P.C., Austin, for Amicus Curiae Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas, Inc.

William Benjamin Westcott , Andrew Myers PC, Houston, for Amicus Curiae Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas, Inc.

Charles J. Cain , Cain & Skarnulis PLLC, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Austin Economic Club.

David Simon Sokolow , Univ. of Texas School of Law, Austin, for Amicus Curiae ECA Solutions Engineering.

Angela Hurt, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University JRCB 438, Provo UT 84602, for Amici Curiae Gordon Smith, Dean D. and Hurt, Professor Christine.

Reid Carroll Wilson , Wilson Cribbs & Goren PC, Houston, for Amicus Curiae Houston Realty Business Coalition.

Richard L. Rothfelder , Rothfelder & Falick, L.L.P., Houston, for Amicus Curiae Houston Realty Business Coalition.

Hugh Rice Kelly, Pro se.

Joseph K. Leahy, Pro se.

Gwen J. Samora , Copeland & Rice LLP, Houston, for Amicus Curiae Plains Pipeline, L.P.

David Radunsky , Dallas, for Amicus Curiae Radunsky, David.

Steven K. Hayes , Law Office of Steven K. Hayes, Fort Worth, for Amicus Curiae Riley, Bobby.

Kent R. Hance , Hance Scarborough, LLP, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Rudd, Jim.

Adam P. Schiffer , Penelope E. Nicholson , Schiffer Hicks & Johnson PLLC, Houston, for Amicus Curiae Targa Resources Corp.

Hyland Hunt , Washington DC 20001, for Amici Curiae The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers and The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America and The Texas Association of Business.

David S. Coale , Christopher John Akin , Jeremy A. Fielding , Michael P. Lynn , Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst, LLP, Dallas, Nina Cortell , Jeremy Daniel Kernodle , Kelli B. Bills , Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, Craig T. Enoch , Melissa A. Lorber , Enoch Kever PLLC, Austin, Karen S. Precella , Haynes & Boone, L.L.P., Fort Worth, Michael A. Hatchell , Haynes & Boone LLP, Austin, for Petitioners.

David E. Keltner , Marianne M. Auld , Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, Fort Worth, David J. Beck , David M. Gunn , Jeffrey M. Golub , Russell S. Post , Beck Redden LLP, Houston, P. Michael Jung , Dallas, Rachel Anne Ekery , Wallace B. Jefferson , Alexander Dubose Jefferson LLP, Austin, for Respondents.

The issue in this case is whether Texas law permits parties to conclusively agree that, as between themselves, no partnership will exist unless certain conditions are satisfied. We hold that it does and that the parties here made such an agreement. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the...

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