Municipal Corporations - Supreme Court Review
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1979
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12
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Journal Article
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FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|In Suhr v. City of Seward, the Nebraska Supreme Court elaborated upon the requirement that condemning authorities must conduct good faith negotiations with a landowner as to the amount of damages the owner should receive in an eminent domain proceeding. In this case the condemner, after obtaining the estimates of two different appraisers, made an offer to the landowner and continued to negotiate until receiving a letter stating the landowner's refusal to negotiate further. The landowner contended in his letter that the amendment of a county zoning ordinance was needed before damage negotiations could proceed. The county court nonetheless awarded damages based on the estimates of its own appraisers. The landowners appealed this award to the district court, alleging a lack of good faith negotiations as required by statute, and obtained a jury verdict in their favor...
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12 Creighton L. Rev. 288 (1978-1979)
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Creighton University School of Law