Tennessee § 69-5-202 - District not to be established until assessment of damages — Viewers — Duty of engineer.
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§ 69-5-202. District not to be established until assessment of damages — Viewers — Duty of engineer.
If any claims for damages have been filed, the court shall not establish the district until viewers have been appointed and have reported, and the court shall proceed to appoint three (3) viewers to assess such damages, who shall be disinterested freeholders of the county, and not related to any party interested in the proposed improvement, nor themselves interested in a like improvement, and the engineer appointed by the county court shall accompany the viewers and furnish such information as may be called for by them concerning the survey of the improvement. Acts 1909, ch. 185, § 6; Shan., § 3871a34; Code 1932, § 4251; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 70-802; T.C.A. § 69-6-202 . Compiler's Notes. The county court structure referred to in this chapter was abolished by the 1978 amendments to Tenn. Const. arts. VI and VII. Legislative functions formerly exercised by county courts now belong to county legislative bodies. Judicial functions now belong to general sessions, chancery, or circuit courts. See also § 69-5-102 . Cross-References. Compensation of viewers, § 69-5-303 .
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