If the parties cannot agree as to the amount to be paid to the owner erecting or repairing a partition fence as provided in §§ 44-8-202 and 44-8-206, on application by either to a judge of the court of general sessions, the judge shall issue an order to three (3) disinterested freeholders, not related to either of the parties, to examine such fence, and to ascertain the amount to be paid to the owner erecting or repairing it.
Code 1858, § 1688; Shan., § 3002; mod. Code 1932, § 5221; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-1720; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 2; T.C.A., § 44-9-204.
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