Upon the filing of an appeal on the assessment of damages the selectmen may deposit with the clerk of the superior court in which the appeal is entered a sum of money equal to the damages assessed to the petitioner, and interest shall not accrue thereafter on such sum but shall only accure on the amount of final judgment in excess thereof.
RSA 231:35
1945, 188:1, part 5:25. RSA 234:25. 1981, 87:1, eff. April 20, 1981.