8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 22, 2004

Commission File Number: 1-14222

SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware				22-3410353
(State or other jurisdiction				(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)				Identification No.)

240 Route 10 West
Whippany, New Jersey 07981
(973) 887-5300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On October 22, 2004, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership") issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing that a jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of Suburban Propane, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), a subsidiary of the Partnership, on all of the claims that Heritage Propane Partners L.P. ("Heritage") has asserted against it in Heritage v. SCANA et al.. As previously disclosed in the Partnership's Form 10-K for the year ended September 27, 2003 and updated in the Partership's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 26, 2004, Heritage had sued SCANA Corporation ("SCANA") and the Operating Partnership in state court in South Carolina following the Partnership's acquisition of SCANA's propane assets in 1999. This favorable verdict is in line with the Partnership's previous assessment that the claims asserted against the Operating Partnership were without merit. A copy of the Press Release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits.

99.1	Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated October 22, 2004, announcing the favorable verdict reached in Heritage v. SCANA et al..

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

October 25, 2004				SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P.
				By: /s/ Janice G. Sokol
				Name: Janice G. Sokol Title: Vice President, General Counsel                 and Secretary

EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.				Exhibit
99.1				Press Release of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. dated October 22, 2004, announcing the favorable verdict reached in Heritage v. SCANA et al..

EX-99.1

[SURBURBAN PROPANE LOGO]                                            NEWS RELEASE
                                                        Contact: Janice G. Sokol
                                                Vice President & General Counsel
                                           P.O. Box 206, Whippany, NJ 07981-0206
                                                             Phone: 973-503-9252

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

         SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS, L.P. ANNOUNCES FAVORABLE VERDICT IN
                     HERITAGE PROPANE PARTNERS L.P. LAWSUIT

WHIPPANY, NEW JERSEY, OCTOBER 22, 2004 -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
(NYSE:SPH), a marketer of propane gas, fuel oil and related products and
services nationwide, today announced that a jury returned a unanimous verdict in
Suburban's favor on all of the claims that Heritage Propane Partners L.P.
("Heritage") had asserted against it in Heritage v. SCANA et al. As previously
disclosed, Heritage had sued SCANA Corporation ("SCANA") and Suburban in state
court in South Carolina following Suburban's acquisition of SCANA's propane
assets in 1999.

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded Master Limited Partnership
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey,
Suburban has been in the customer service business since 1928. The Partnership
serves the energy needs of approximately 1,100,000 residential, commercial,
industrial and agricultural customers through more than 370 customer service
centers in 35 states.