Tennessee § 7-31-108 - Assessment of damages by freeholders.
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§ 7-31-108. Assessment of damages by freeholders.
When the owner of the land through which any street, alley, or park is to be extended or established requires compensation or damages for the extension or establishment, the legislative body of such municipality shall, by ordinance or resolution, appoint freeholders, not exceeding seven (7) in number, who after first being duly sworn, shall examine the premises and assess the damages or compensation, and report the damages or compensation to the mayor and aldermen or the legislative body of the municipality, which body shall cause the report to be spread upon its minutes with its action on the assessment. Code 1858, § 1388; Shan., § 1981; Acts 1925, ch. 31, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 3397; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1008. Cross-References. Rights and powers of section conferred upon all municipal corporations, § 7-35-102 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Eminent Domain, § 63. Law Reviews. Real Property — 1954 Tennessee Survey, 7 Vand. L. Rev. 921 (1954).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-31-108 ("Assessment of damages by freeholders.") 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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