Dow Chemical Co. v. Francis

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• holding that reviewing court may sustain legal sufficiency challenge to issue on which appellant had burden of proof only if contrary position is conclusively established
• holding that party which attacks legal sufficiency of adverse finding when it had burden of proof on issue must demonstrate that evidence establishes, as matter of law, all vital facts in support of issue
• holding that appellant, when challenging adverse finding on issue on which she had burden of proof at trial, must establish that finding was against great weight and preponderance of evidence
• holding that if judgment does not specify ground relied upon for granting summary judgment, judgment must be affirmed if any of grounds in motion has merit
• stating that \the discretion vested in the trial court over the conduct of a trial is great\
• holding that party which attacks legal sufficiency of adverse finding when it had burden of proof on issue must demonstrate that evidence establishes, as matter of law, all vital facts in support of issue

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