BLAIR v. FLETCHER

No. D-3198.

849 S.W.2d 344 (1993)

Allison Jennifer BLAIR, Patricia Huntington, a/k/a Patience Huntington and Brett James Strasma, Petitioners, v. Marcilea FLETCHER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

March 3, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Williams, A. Boone Almanza, Fletcher H. Brown, Ross S. Crossland, Douglas W. Alexander, Bill D. Fountain, John Greytok, Ross Pringle, Austin, for petitioners.

Jay Doyle, Austin, for respondent.


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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