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  1. Notice of this petition, together with a copy thereof, shall be given to the owner of the land or rights, or, if a nonresident of the county, to the landownder's agent, at least five (5) days before its presentation.
  2. If the owner is a nonresident of the state or unknown, notice shall be given by publication, as provided in this Code in similar cases in chancery.

Code 1858, §§ 1327, 1328; Shan., §§ 1846, 1847; mod. Code 1932, §§ 3111, 3112; Acts 1959, ch. 194, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1405.

Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Eminent Domain, §§ 46, 47.

Law Reviews.

In Rem Actions — Adequacy of Notice, 25 Tenn. L. Rev. 495.

Local Government Law — 1959 Tennessee Survey (A. E. Ryman, Jr.), 12 Vand. L. Rev. 1257.

Real Property — 1959 Tennessee Survey (Thomas G. Roady, Jr.), 12 Vand. L. Rev. 1318.

Cited: First Util. Dist. of Knox County v. Jarnigan-Bodden, 40 S.W.3d 60, 2000 Tenn. App. LEXIS 468 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000).


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