The jury will consist of five (5) persons, unless the parties agree upon a different number, and either party may challenge, for cause or peremptorily, as in other civil cases.
Code 1858, § 1334 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., § 1853; Code 1932, § 3118; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1408.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 10 Tenn. Juris., Eminent Domain, § 54.