If any claims for damages have been filed, the court shall not establish the district until viewers have been appointed and have reported, and the court shall proceed to appoint three (3) viewers to assess such damages, who shall be disinterested freeholders of the county, and not related to any party interested in the proposed improvement, nor themselves interested in a like improvement, and the engineer appointed by the county court shall accompany the viewers and furnish such information as may be called for by them concerning the survey of the improvement.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 69 - Waters, Waterways, Drains and Levees
Chapter 5 - Drainage and Levee Districts
§ 69-5-201. Claims Must Be Filed or Waived — Guardian or Conservator
§ 69-5-202. District Not to Be Established Until Assessment of Damages — Viewers — Duty of Engineer
§ 69-5-203. Damages Fixed by Viewers — Report
§ 69-5-204. Report to Be Promptly Filed — Substitute Viewers
§ 69-5-205. Method of Estimating Damages
§ 69-5-206. Damages to Be Considered Before Establishing District — Damage Awards
§ 69-5-207. Damages to Be Paid or Secured by Parties Benefited by Such District