NIELSEN v. TRI-STATE GENERATION & TRANSMISSION ASS'N

No. 37382.

174 N.W.2d 722 (1970)

185 Neb. 219

Theresa K. NIELSEN et al., Appellants, v. TRI-STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, Inc., a Corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

February 20, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Firmin Q. Feltz, Ogallala, for appellants.

Frederick E. Wanek, Grant, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and CARTER, SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN and NEWTON, JJ.


SMITH, Justice.

In this eminent domain proceeding a jury awarded plaintiffs $10,500 for a perpetual easement appropriated by defendant for a power line. The district court granted a new trial on the ground that the verdict was excessive. Plaintiffs have appealed.

Plaintiffs owned a ranch and farm unit bordering the City of Ogallala on the east and north. The unit comprised 2,562 acres of grazing land, 495 acres of accretion, 422 acres of dry crop land, 94...

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