Partition fences may be erected and repaired at the expense, jointly, of the occupants or owners; or if a person makes a fence a partition fence, by joining to it or using it as such, that person shall pay to the person erecting it that person's proportion of the expense.
Code 1858, § 1687; Acts 1875, ch. 64, § 1; Shan., § 2999; Code 1932, § 5214; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 44-1713, 44-9-202.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 8 - Fences and Confinement
§ 44-8-201. Partition Fence Defined — Joining Fences
§ 44-8-202. Fences to Be Erected and Maintained at Joint Expense
§ 44-8-203. Damages for Failure to Maintain Fence
§ 44-8-205. Judgment and Execution
§ 44-8-206. Rebuilding or Repairing Fences
§ 44-8-207. Fees of Court and Fence Reviewers
§ 44-8-208. Fences Not Removed Without Six Months' Notice
§ 44-8-209. Removing Fence Without Notice a Misdemeanor — Damages