Computerworks, Inc. v. Board of Education

Opinion

The controlling issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly rendered judgment dismissing the second count of the plaintiffs complaint. The sole reference to the second count in the trial court’s memorandum of decision is as follows: “The plaintiffs argument that the second count should survive a motion to dismiss is unavailing.” The plaintiff did not seek an articulation of this naked declaration.

“Under these circumstances, we . . . are left to surmise or speculate as to the existence of a factual predicate for the trial court’s rulings. Our role is not to guess at…