Regier v. Nebraska Public Power District

These are appeals in proceedings in eminent domain. They were consolidated for trial in the district court and for briefing and argument in this court.

The plaintiffs, Theodore Regier and Marjorie Regier, own and farm approximately 626 acres of land south and east of Aurora, Nebraska. In 1969, the defendant condemned easements across the plaintiffs’ property for the construction of a transmission line.

The appraisers appointed by the county judge fixed the damages at $29,500. The defendant appealed to the district court where the jury returned a verdict in the amount of $62,600. The defendant…