Tenn. Code Ann. § 69-5-207: Damages to be paid or secured by parties benefited by such district

After the amount of damages due any claimant or claimants has been finally ascertained and fixed by the county court, the court shall require the amount of all such damages to be paid, in the first instance, by the parties benefited by the levee or drainage district, or be secured, to be paid upon such terms and conditions as the county court may deem just and proper.