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JUCKETTE v. IOWA UTILITIES BD.

No. 21-1788.

992 N.W.2d 218 (2023)

Linda K. JUCKETTE, Appellant, v. IOWA UTILITIES BOARD, Appellee, and Midamerican Energy Co. and Office of Consumer Advocate, Intervenors-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed June 16, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Reasoner (argued) and John E. Lande of Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

Diana S. Machir (argued), Jon Tack , Matthew Oetker , and Gail Beech , Des Moines, for appellee.

Andrew L. Magner (argued), Des Moines, for intervenor-appellee MidAmerican Energy Company.

Jennifer C. Easler , Consumer Advocate, and Jeffrey J. Cook (until withdrawal), Des Moines, for intervenor-appellee Office of Consumer Advocate.

Christina L. Gruenhagen , Daniel R. Peacock , and David T. Meyers of Parker & Geadelmann, P.L.L.C., West Des Moines, for amicus curiae Iowa Farm Bureau Federation.

Dennis L. Puckett , Amanda A. James , and Colin C. Smith of Sullivan & Ward, P.C., West Des Moines, for amici curiae Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, and Iowa Utility Association.

Bret A. Dublinske and Brant M. Leonard of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Des Moines, for amicus curiae ITC Midwest LLC.

May, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which all participating justices joined. Mansfield, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) petitioned the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) for a franchise to build electric transmission lines in Madison County. Some of the lines would run through a road right-of-way that encumbers Linda Juckette's land. Juckette protested. The IUB granted the franchise, and on judicial review the district...

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