Partition fences, within the meaning of this part, are fences erected on the line between lands owned by different persons; but no owner of land is compelled to allow a neighbor to join a fence exclusively on that person's own land.
Code 1858, § 1691; Shan., § 2998; Code 1932, § 5213; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 44-1712, 44-9-201.
Compiler's Notes. Former part 2, §§44-8-201 —44-8-203, concerning grazing, was transferred to part 5 of this chapter in 1987.
Cross-References. Cattle guards, title 65, ch. 6, part 3.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 1 Tenn. Juris., Actions, § 2; 2 Tenn. Juris., Animals, § 31; 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 30; 13 Tenn. Juris., Fences, §§ 2, 22.