Tennessee § 16-10-110 - Abatement of nuisances.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 16-10-110 — Abatement of nuisances., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-10-110. Abatement of nuisances.
The circuit court is clothed with all the powers of the chancery court to abate nuisances, in an action brought for recovery of damages resulting from a nuisance, upon the finding of a jury that the subject matter of a complaint is a nuisance, and judgment entered thereon. Code 1858, § 4235; Shan., § 6073; Code 1932, § 10328; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-510. Cross-References. Abatement of nuisances, title 29, ch. 3. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 11 Tenn. Juris., Equity, § 28; 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, § 22. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. Collateral References. Right to maintain action to enjoin public nuisance as affected by existence of pollution control agency. 60 A.L.R.3d 665. Nuisance 28.
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Section 16-10-110 ("Abatement of nuisances.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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