Horrocks v. Texas Department of Transportation

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• holding that an appellate court cannot reverse and render on a legal sufficiency point raised only in a motion for new trial
• holding that appeals court can only remand for new trial when that is only relief asked for by parties below
• holding that appeals court can only remand for new trial when that is only relief asked for by parties below
• holding that an appellate court cannot reverse and render on a legal sufficiency point raised only in a motion for new trial
• holding that an appellate court cannot reverse and render on a legal sufficiency point raised only in a motion for new trial
• holding that, if appellant preserves legal sufficiency complaint in motion for new trial, new trial is all the relief appellate court can give because that is all the relief appellant requested in trial court

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