Qwest Communications Corp. v. AT & T CORP.

The single issue in this petition is whether the trial court’s interlocutory order is a temporary injunction and thus appealable under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 51.014(a)(4). The court of appeals held that the order was not an appealable temporary injunction and dismissed the appeal for want of jurisdiction. 983 S.W.2d 885. Because we hold that the trial court’s order grants a temporary injunction, we grant the petition and remand the case to the court of appeals to consider the merits of the appeal.

In 1997, AT & T Corporation and AT & T Communications of the Southwest,…