Cincinnati Life Insurance Co. v. Cates

How courts have described this case

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• holding court of appeals should consider grounds expressly ruled on by the trial court but has discretion to affirm on other grounds presented to, but not ruled on by, the trial court
• explaining when the interest of judicial economy is best served by addressing alternative grounds
• appellate court should consider grounds for summary judgment on which trial court did not rule in the interest of judicial economy
• “[I]n an appeal from a summary judgment, issues an appellate court may review are those the movant actually presented to the trial court.”
• when trial court grants summary judgment on fewer than all grounds asserted, appellate court may affirm summary judgment on other grounds properly raised in the trial court
• appellate court may affirm summary judgment on grounds not considered by trial court

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