Tennessee § 29-17-907 - Default of owner — Case set for hearing.
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§ 29-17-907. Default of owner — Case set for hearing.
If the owner does not appear and accept the amount deposited by the condemner as provided in § 29-17-904 or does not appear and ask for a trial as provided by § 29-17-905 , then the petition shall be taken as confessed and the case set for hearing upon the record and in the absence of the owner. Acts 1959, ch. 216, § 7; T.C.A., § 23-1534; T.C.A. § 29-17-807 ; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1. Compiler's Notes. 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. Collateral References. Eminent domain 185.
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