Tennessee § 7-31-111 - Appeal from order opening street.
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§ 7-31-111. Appeal from order opening street.
Any owner aggrieved by the opening of the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards may appeal to the circuit court within twenty (20) days after the administrative officer or officers of the municipality have ordered the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, parkways, or boulevards to be opened and possession delivered; provided, that any such appeal shall not operate to prevent the municipality from taking possession of the land condemned, nor stay the opening or extension of any such street, alley or other improvement. Code 1858, § 1391; Shan., § 1984; Acts 1925, ch. 31, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 3401; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 6-1011. Cross-References. Rights and powers of section conferred upon all municipal corporations, § 7-35-102 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Eminent Domain, §§ 59, 61. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. LeClercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241 (1978).
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Section 7-31-111 ("Appeal from order opening street.") 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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