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TN Code › Title 29 › Chapter 16 › Section 29-16-105

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(a) 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. (b) 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.

(a) 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.

(b) 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.

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