Section 29-17-905 - Trial when property owner does not accept deposit

If the owner is not satisfied with the amount assessed by the condemner, the owner shall, on or before the second day of the regular term of the court next, after the serving of such notice, appear, except to the amount assessed by the condemner, and thereupon a trial may be had before a petit jury as other civil actions are tried.Acts 1959, ch. 216, § 5; T.C.A., § 23-1532; T.C.A. § 29-17-805; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1.