A person or company actually intending to make application for the privileges herein contemplated, and entering upon the land of another for the purpose of making the requisite examinations and surveys, and doing no unnecessary injury, is liable only for the actual damage done, and, if sued in such case, the plaintiff shall recover only as much costs as damages.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-121
Preliminary surveys
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Palmer v. Atl. Coast Pipeline, LLC (2017)
Most recently applied in Palmer v. Atl. Coast Pipeline, LLC (July 2017)
Code 1858, § 1345; Shan., § 1864; Code 1932, § 3129; T.C.A
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.