53-3-163 - Action for provable damages.
§ 53-3-163. Action for provable damages.
If any property owner whose interest has been acquired under the provisions of Sections 53-3-151 through 53-3-165, either through negotiation or through eminent domain proceedings, shall file a legal action for provable damages as a result of alleged negligent use of the property acquired by the condemnor, the proof of said damages shall constitute a prima facie case of negligence on the part of the condemnor.
Sources: Codes, 1942, § 6132-138; Laws, 1971, ch. 436, § 10, eff from and after passage (approved March 24, 1971).