Opinion ID: 2543400
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Heading: Review of Motion for Partial Summary Judgment

Text: Guaranty Bank argues the court of appeals erred in reviewing the trial court's denial of Lenk's motion for partial summary judgment. It contends that, because Lenk failed to move for summary judgment on her request for attorney's fees, the trial court's order denying her motion is not a final order subject to appellate court review. But, Lenk correctly responds that: When both parties move for partial summary judgment on the same issues and the trial court grants one motion and denies the other, as here, the reviewing court considers the summary judgment evidence presented by both sides, determines all questions presented, and if the reviewing court determines that the trial court erred, renders the judgment the trial court should have rendered. Valence Operating Co. v. Dorsett, 164 S.W.3d 656, 661 (Tex.2005) (citing FM Props. Operating Co. v. City of Austin, 22 S.W.3d 868, 872 (Tex.2000)). Here, the parties moved for summary judgment on the same issues, and the trial court granted Guaranty Bank's motion, denied Lenk's, and stated that all relief not granted was denied. As Guaranty Bank correctly points out, the only other pending issue not raised in the motions was Lenk's claim for attorney's fees, and, as we discuss below, Lenk waived this issue on appeal. Moreover, the trial court's order disposed of all issues in the case not only by virtue of the language of the order, but also because Lenk's attorney's fees claim was necessarily disposed of when the trial court ruled in Guaranty Bank's favor. Accordingly, the court of appeals' review of the summary judgment motions was proper.