Tennessee § 29-17-706 - Jury of view.
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§ 29-17-706. Jury of view.
In case any party to the suit shall demand the appointment of a jury of view, the presiding judge shall appoint a jury of view as provided for in §§ 29-16-108 — 29-16-110 and 29-16-202. The order appointing the jury of view shall fix the date when they shall go upon the land; and in case no date is fixed, the sheriff shall give the parties or their agents, if residents of the county, three (3) days' notice of the time and place of going upon the land. The method of conduct and procedure after the appointment of the jury of view shall comply with §§ 29-16-112 — 29-16-119 and 29-16-203. Acts 1937, ch. 262, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 3170.6 (Williams, § 3171.6); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1518; T.C.A. § 29-17-606 ; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1; 2014, ch. 927, §§ 10, 11. Compiler's Notes. Former part 7 of this chapter, §§ 29-17-701 and 29-17-702 , concerning payments into court, was transferred to title 29, ch. 17, part 8 in 2006. Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 25, provided that the amendment by that act shall apply only to eminent domain or condemnation proceedings initiated on or after July 1, 2006. Amendments. The 2014 amendment, in (a), substituted “§§ 29-16-108 — 29-16-110 and 29-16-202 ” for “§§ 29-16-107 — 29-16-110 ” and , in (c), substituted “§§ 29-16-112 — 29-16-119 and 29-16-203 ” for “§§ 29-16-112 — 29-16-119 ”. Effective Dates. Acts 2014, ch. 927, § 15. May 16, 2014. Collateral References. Right to view by jury in condemnation proceedings. 77 A.L.R.2d 548. Eminent domain 220.
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