Barnett v. Wolfolk

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• recognizing that this Court may affirm on any legal ground apparent from the record, regardless of the reason given by lower court
• holding that this Court may affirm on any legal ground apparent from the record, regardless of the reason given by lower court
• recognizing that lower court’s judgment may be affirmed “when it appears that such judgment is correct on any legal ground disclosed by the record, regardless of the ground, reason or theory assigned by the lower court as the basis for its judgment”
• recognizing that an appellate court “may, on appeal, affirm the judgment of the lower court when it appears that such judgment is correct on any legal ground disclosed by the record, regardless of the ground, reason or theory assigned by the lower court as the basis for its judgment”
• stating that lower court’s judgment may be affirmed “when it appears that such judgment is correct on any legal ground disclosed by the record, regardless of the ground, reason or theory assigned by the lower court as the basis for its judgment”
• recognizing principle that lower court’s decision can be affirmed “when it appears that such judgment is correct on any legal ground disclosed by the record, regardless of the ground, reason or theory assigned by the lower court as the basis for its judgment”

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