Tennessee § 65-21-202 - Obstruction of public ways prohibited.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 65-21-202 — Obstruction of public ways prohibited., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 65-21-202. Obstruction of public ways prohibited.
The ordinary use of such public highways, streets, works, railroads, bridges, trestles, or structures shall not be thereby obstructed, nor the navigation of such waters impeded, and just damages shall be paid to the owners of such lands, railroads, and turnpikes, by reason of the occupation of the lands, railroads, and turnpikes by the telegraph or telephone corporations. Acts 1885, ch. 66, § 1; Shan., § 1831; Code 1932, § 3095; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2106. Cross-References. Construction of lines, liability for damages, § 65-21-205 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 23 Tenn. Juris., Telecommunications, § 3.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 65-21-202 ("Obstruction of public ways prohibited.") 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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