Dear Reader:
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The University of Tennessee
Municipal Technical Advisory Service
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REPORT OF THE JURY OF VIEW
We, the Jury of View, summoned, appointed, and sworn, as provided by the laws of the state of Tennessee, and by orders of the court made and entered in this proceeding were directed to lay off by metes and bounds the property interests condemned, and to inquire and assess damages to the property interest taken by Petitioner ______________. We report as follows:
We went upon the property condemned on the ______ day of _____________, 20___, and examined this property by personal inspection and heard evidence, but no argument of counsel, of the value of the property interests to be condemned, and we allot and set apart to the petitioner, property situated in ________________ County, Tennessee, and described as follows:
[insert a description of the property taken]
And we find the fair cash value of the property condemned as being , and that this sum consists of the following amounts:
_______________ Fair market value of land taken
_______________ Incidental damages
The members of the Jury of View met on the following dates and respectfully request a fee for each.
Dates __________________________________
This ______ day of _____________, 20___.
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Members of the Jury of View
Received from the Jury of View and returned to the clerk of the court this ______ day of _____________, 20___.
Sheriff of __________________ County
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BY Deputy Sheriff
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