Legal Opinion
Transcanada Keystone Pipeline, LP v. Nicholas Family Ltd. P'ship
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 9, 2018No. S-17-116 through S-17-134; S-17-366; S-17-367; S-17-369; S-17-424; S-17-741 through S-17-745; S-17-747; S-17-748; S-17-750; S-17-751; S-17-753 through S-17-760PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeavican, C.J.
INTRODUCTION
These 40 appeals have been consolidated into 4 for purposes of appeal. At issue in each case is whether the individual landowners are entitled to an award of attorney fees under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-726 (Reissue 2009). We conclude that the landowners did not offer sufficient proof as to their entitlement to an award of attorney costs and fees.
*63 FACTUAL BACKGROUND
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP (TransCanada), is a limited partnership wishing to construct an oil pipeline, Keystone XL, through the State of Nebraska. On January 20, 2015, and in connection with this proposed…
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