Texas Supreme Court
The State of Texas, Petitioner v. Thomas E. Jackson, Respondent
April 7, 1965388 S.W.2d 924
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's judgment that the State of Texas properly exercised its eminent domain power over a 0.018‑acre tract and that the landowner was limited to nominal damages because he offered no evidence of value. The Court held that the jurisdiction of the County Court at Law was properly invoked, that acceptance of the Special Commissioners' award waives the right to contest the taking, and that the burden of proving compensation rests on the landowner.