Tenn. Code Ann. § 46-2-102
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Action of trespass for damage
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All offenders shall be liable in an action of trespass in the name of the managers or trustees, to pay all damages that have been occasioned by their unlawful acts, which money, when recovered, shall be applied by the managers or trustees to the reparation of the property injured or destroyed. Acts 1873, ch. 94, § 6; Shan., § 3059; Code 1932, § 5379; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 46-308; T.C.A. § 46-3-108 ; T.C.A. § 46-3-109 ; Acts 2006, ch. 1012, § 5.
All offenders shall be liable in an action of trespass in the name of the managers or trustees, to pay all damages that have been occasioned by their unlawful acts, which money, when recovered, shall be applied by the managers or trustees to the reparation of the property injured or destroyed.
Acts 1873, ch. 94, § 6; Shan., § 3059; Code 1932, § 5379; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 46-308; T.C.A. § 46-3-108 ; T.C.A. § 46-3-109 ; Acts 2006, ch. 1012, § 5.
All offenders shall be liable in an action of trespass in the name of the managers or trustees, to pay all damages that have been occasioned by their unlawful acts, which money, when recovered, shall be applied by the managers or trustees to the reparation of the property injured or destroyed.
Acts 1873, ch. 94, § 6; Shan., § 3059; Code 1932, § 5379; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 46-308; T.C.A. § 46-3-108 ; T.C.A. § 46-3-109 ; Acts 2006, ch. 1012, § 5.
Status: in_force
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