Sec. 52.098. APPEAL. (a) Either party to the suit for an injunction or restraining order is entitled to appeal from the final judgment.

(b) The appeal shall be returnable to the appellate court at once and shall have precedence in that court over all pending cases, proceedings, and causes of a different character.

(c) The court of appeals shall decide the questions involved in the appeal at as early a date as possible.

(d) If any question is certified to the supreme court or if writ of error is requested or granted, the supreme court shall set the cause for hearing immediately, and the cause shall have precedence over all other cases, proceedings, and causes of a different character. The supreme court shall decide the cause at as early a date as possible.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2454, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 799, ch. 291, Sec. 90, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.