City of Magnolia 4A Economic Development Corp. v. Smedley

In this case, we must determine whether the twenty-day; period to bring an interlocutory appeal ran from the petitioners’ initial plea to the jurisdiction 'or from their later motion for summary judgment, both of which challenged the respondent’s claims on similar jurisdictional grounds. We hold that the twenty-day period ran separately from each motion, and that the petitioners timely filed their interlocutory appeal. Accordingly, we reverse in part the court of appeals’ judgment, which dismissed petitioners’ appeal for lack of jurisdiction, and remand the case to the court of appeals for…