Sena Hills Case

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Senna hills, Ltd., granted Southern Union Co. the right to distribute propane in a residential subdivision. This was developed by Senna in exchange for a fee. Upon agreement Senna’s “right to receive a Fee shall continue for so long as the Propane System is owned by Southern Union.” In this agreement it also allowed Southern Union to assign the distribution right. At a later date Sonterra Energy
Corp. bought the distribution system and was assigned the distribution right. When this happened Senna did not pay the fee (Clarkson, Miller, Cross, p.331, 2015). In a bilateral contract, the two parties have corresponding right and duties. One party has a right to require the other to perform some task, and the other has a duty to perform it. The

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