Aschenbrenner v. Nebraska Public Power District

Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) appeals from an order entered by the District Court for Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, dismissing its appeal of an appraisers’ award in a condemnation proceeding. The appellee property owners moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that NPPD failed to file an appeal bond on its appeal to the District Court pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-716 (Reissue 1976). NPPD contended that it was excused from this requirement by virtue of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-680 (Reissue 1976), adopted in 1971 as L.B. 310. The District Court found that the aforementioned sections…