Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Patrick O'brien Murphy A/K/A O'brien Murphy and Beverly Murphy

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• holding that, other than jurisdictional issues, an appellate court commits reversible error when it sua sponte raises grounds that were not argued on appeal
• discussing nonrecourse loans generally and stating, “If the attorney’s fee award falls within one of these terms [in the parties’ loan agreement], it necessarily falls within the extension of credit’s scope and must be without recourse for personal liability.”
• discussing nonrecourse loans generally and stating, “If the attorney’s fee award falls within one of these terms [in the parties’ loan agreement], it necessarily falls within the extension of credit’s scope and must be without recourse for personal liability.”
• \A court of appeals commits reversible error when it sua sponte raises grounds to reverse a summary judgment that were not briefed or argued in the appeal.\
• \ 'Parties are restricted on appeal to the theory on which the case was tried.' Appellate courts are similarly restricted and may not overlook the parties' trial theories.\
• “A court of appeals commits reversible error when it sua sponte raises grounds to reverse a summary judgment that were not briefed or argued on appeal.”

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