§ 54-14-102 Condemnation to secure way of ingress and egress and extending utility lines – Jurisdiction – Joinder of parties in action
§ 54-14-103 Parties to petition to secure easement or right-of-way – Appraisal of land – Documents of internal improvements – Contents of petition – Costs bond
§ 54-14-104 Jury of view ordered summoned to inquire of and assess damages
§ 54-14-105 Jury of view – Qualification – Number – Challenges
§ 54-14-106 Notice of taking inquest of damages
§ 54-14-107 Oath of jury of view
§ 54-14-108 Jury to set apart by metes and bounds and assess damages
§ 54-14-109 Estimates of damages – Elements
§ 54-14-110 Report of jury – Contents
§ 54-14-111 Location of easement or right-of-way
§ 54-14-112 Report confirmed, or set aside and another writ awarded
§ 54-14-113 Report modified, and easement of way granted, upon payment of damages, costs, and, if awarded, attorney’s fees
§ 54-14-114 Appeal from jury of view – New trial before a jury summoned in usual way – Exclusive remedy
§ 54-14-115 Verdict affirming jury of view or more unfavorable to appellant – Costs
§ 54-14-116 Writ of possession to petitioners
§ 54-14-117 Easement belongs to owners of lands benefited – Reversion when not used
§ 54-14-118 Mutual use easement or right-of-way
§ 54-14-119 No right to easement or right-of-way if cut-off or obstruction result of intentional and knowing action of the owner of surrounding land
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 54 > Chapter 14 - Private Roads

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • County mayor: means and includes "county executive" unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Highway: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lands: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights thereto and interests therein, equitable as well as legal. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Road: includes public bridges and may be held equivalent to the words "county way" "county road" or "state road". See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.