Any landowner against whom such damages have been assessed, or who is aggrieved by the action of the board of directors, shall have the right to appeal from the action of the board of directors to the next term of the circuit court, upon giving bond in double the amount of the damages assessed, and a cost bond of two hundred fifty dollars ($250), and the case shall stand for trial in the circuit court, at the first term after the papers have been filed.
T.C.A. § 69-5-720