If the owner does not appear and accept the amount deposited by the condemner as provided in § 29-17-904 or does not appear and ask for a trial as provided by § 29-17-905, then the petition shall be taken as confessed and the case set for hearing upon the record and in the absence of the owner.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - Remedies and Special Proceedings
Chapter 17 - Eminent Domain by Public Agencies
§ 29-17-902. Deposit of Amount of Damages
§ 29-17-904. Acceptance by Property Owner of Amount Deposited
§ 29-17-905. Trial When Property Owner Does Not Accept Deposit
§ 29-17-906. Payment of Amount Deposited Pending Trial
§ 29-17-907. Default of Owner — Case Set for Hearing
§ 29-17-909. Proper Party Defendant Omitted — Amended Petition
§ 29-17-910. Manner of Determining Damages to Which Owner Is Entitled
§ 29-17-911. Removal or Destruction of a Building or Structure on Land