Pearse v. Loup River Public Power District

The plaintiff is entitled to recover for the depreciation of the general market value of his land resulting from the construction of the transmission line. This damage may include any reasonable fears arising from the construction of the power line that would depreciate its general market value. But such fears should be limited to dangers known and reckoned with by purchasers and vendors of real estate generally. Without such a foundation the evidence is not properly admitted for the jury’s consideration. To permit the owner to testify to his personal fears, largely speculative and…