PER CURIAM.
This case presents the issue whether a court of `appeals can vacate a trial court judgment without rendering a decision on the merits, and remand the case for reconsideration to the trial court because of a change in the applicable law during the pendency of the appeal. We hold that a court of appeals has no such authority and must render an appellate decision on the merits. Therefore, we reverse the court of appeals' judgment and remand this cause to...
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