Iske v. Omaha Public Power District

This is a condemnation action in which the Omaha Public Power District, hereinafter referred to as condemner, condemned a transmission line easement across the plaintiff’s property in Sarpy County, Nebraska. The board of appraisers awarded damages in the amount of $94,870. On appeal to the district court the jury made an award of $135,000 and the trial court allowed attorneys’ fees of $13,500 and expert witnesses’ fees of $1,500. Defendant perfected an appeal to this court.

The easement condemned is a permanent one for a 345,000 kv transmission line or lines. The easement varied in width from…