JOHNSON v. NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT

No. 37786.

191 N.W.2d 594 (1971)

187 Neb. 421

Arden N. JOHNSON and Eyvonne L. Johnson, Husband and Wife, Appellees, v. NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT, etc., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

November 12, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson, Barlow & Watson, Ted L. Schafer, Lincoln, for appellant.

Schmid, Ford, Mooney, Frederick & Caporale, Omaha, for appellees.

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


WHITE, Chief Justice.

In this eminent domain action, the defendant power district appeals from a judgment for the landowner plaintiffs of $28,800, asserting excessiveness of the jury verdict, instructional error, and improper argument to the jury. We affirm the judgment of the district court as modified.

The defendant's seven 2-pole structures (345,000 volt transmission line) were placed on a 150-foot wide easement in cultivated farm land, and cut diagonally...

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