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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 14 - DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS (§§ 29-14-101 — 29-14-113) › Section 29-14-110 - Additional relief

(a)
Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper.
(b)
The application therefor shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief.
(c)
If the application be deemed sufficient, the court shall, on reasonable notice, require any adverse party whose rights have been adjudicated by the declaratory judgment or decree, to show cause why further relief should not be granted forthwith.
Acts 1923, ch. 29, § 8; Shan. Supp., § 4726a8; Code 1932, §8842; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1110.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 14 - DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS (§§ 29-14-101 — 29-14-113) › Section 29-14-111 - Costs

In any proceeding under this chapter, the court may make such award of cost as may seem equitable and just.
Acts 1923, ch. 29, § 10; Shan. Supp., § 4726a10; Code 1932, §8844; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1111.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 14 - DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS (§§ 29-14-101 — 29-14-113) › Section 29-14-112 - Review

All orders, judgments, and decrees under this chapter may be reviewed as other orders, judgments, and decrees.
Acts 1923, ch. 29, § 7; Shan. Supp., § 4726a7; Code 1932, §8841; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1112.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 14 - DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS (§§ 29-14-101 — 29-14-113) › Section 29-14-113 - Liberal construction

This chapter is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed and administered.
Acts 1923, ch. 29, § 12; Shan. Supp., § 4726a12; Code 1932, §8846; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-101 - Alternative actions

Where the action is to recover real property, ejectment, or forcible or unlawful entry or detainer may be brought.
Code 1858, § 2750; Shan., § 4441; Code 1932, § 8567; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1301.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-102 - Right to ejectment

Any person having a valid subsisting legal interest in real property, and a right to the immediate possession thereof, may recover the same by an action of ejectment.
Code 1858, § 3229; Shan., § 4970; Code 1932, § 9118; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1302.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-103 - Parties defendant

(a)
The action is brought against the actual occupant, if any, and, if no such occupant, then against any person claiming an interest therein, or exercising acts of ownership at the commencement of the suit.
(b)
When the suit is against a tenant by a party claiming adversely to the title of the tenant's landlord, the landlord may appear and be made a defendant with, or in the place of, the tenant.
Code 1858, §§ 3231, 3232 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §§ 4972, 4973; Code 1932, §§ 9120, 9121; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1303.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-104 - Contents of declaration

It is sufficient for the plaintiff to allege in plaintiff's declaration that plaintiff was possessed of the premises sued for at the time specified, which should be after plaintiff's title accrued, and, being so possessed thereof, the defendant afterwards, on a day stated, entered thereon, and unlawfully withholds the same, to the plaintiff's damage, naming the sum. The plaintiff's declaration shall specify the quantity of plaintiff's estate and the extent of plaintiff's interest, according to the truth, and describe the premises, with convenient certainty, by metes and bounds, or other appropriate description.
Code 1858, §§ 3234, 3235 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §§ 4975, 4976; Code 1932, §§ 9123, 9124; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1305.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-105 - Joinder of counts and parties

(a)
The declaration may contain several counts, and several parties may be named as plaintiffs, jointly in one (1) count and separately in others, but not without the consent of the party in person, or by a duly authorized agent, unless the party in person be tenant in common with the party commencing the suit.
(b)
If the name of a person be used as a plaintiff contrary to this provision, the suit shall be dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff, on motion of the defendant and the proof of want of authority.
Code 1858, § 3236 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 63, §§ 1, 2; 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., § 4977; Code 1932, § 9125; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1306.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-106 - Death of parties

(a)
The death of either party does not abate the action, but it may be revived in favor of the heirs or devisees of the plaintiff, and against the heirs and terre-tenants of the defendant.
(b)
If the heirs are nonresident, the court may order publication to be made for them, as in the case of other nonresident defendants; and, if they fail to appear and defend, judgment by default may be taken, subject to the rules and regulations of this Code touching judgments against nonresident defendants.
(c)
If any of the heirs of a deceased defendant are infants, either resident or nonresident, without regular guardian in this state, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem for such infants after suit has been revived against them by service of process or publication, as aforementioned. Should such nonresident heirs appear, the court may, at any time before the trial, upon satisfactory ground shown, change the guardians, and appoint others to defend in behalf of such defendants.
Code 1858, §§ 3255-3258 (deriv. Acts 1819, ch. 16, §§4-6; 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §§ 5003-5006; Code 1932, §§ 9151-9154; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1311.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-107 - Facts to be proved

(a)
Upon the trial, the plaintiff need not prove an actual entry on or possession of the premises demanded, or receipt of any profits thereof, nor any lease, entry, or ouster, except as herein provided, but it is sufficient for plaintiff to show a right to the possession of the premises at the commencement of the suit.
(b)
If the action be brought by one (1) or more tenants in common, copartners, or joint owners, against their cotenants, the plaintiff shall prove actual ouster or some other act by the defendant amounting to a denial of the plaintiff's right as cotenant.
Code 1858, §§ 3242, 3243 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §§ 4983, 4984; Code 1932, §§ 9131, 9132; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1313.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-108 - Title bonds as evidence

On trials of actions of ejectment between vendor and vendee, title bonds, properly proved and registered, may be read in evidence, and shall have the same force and effect as a deed between the same parties.
Acts 1867-1868, ch. 59, § 1; Shan., § 4985; Code 1932, §9133; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1314.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-109 - Parties involved in verdict

When there are more defendants than one (1), the jury may find the defendants jointly or severally guilty of detaining all or any distinct parcels of the premises, and plaintiff may have judgment against any or all defendants, according to the facts of the case. The verdict may be for plaintiffs, or such of them as appear to have right to the possession of the premises, or any part thereof, and against such of the defendants as were in possession thereof or claimed title thereto at the commencement of the action.
Code 1858, §§ 3244, 3246 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §§ 4986, 4988; Code 1932, §§ 9134, 9136; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1315.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-110 - Land described in verdict

(a)
The plaintiff may recover any specific part or share of the premises embraced in the declaration, though less than plaintiff claims.
(b)
The verdict may specify the extent and quality of the plaintiff's estate, and the premises to which plaintiff is entitled, with reasonable certainty, by metes and bounds, or other sufficient description, according to the facts as proved.
Code 1858, §§ 3245, 3247 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §§ 4987, 4989; Code 1932, §§ 9135, 9137; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1316.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-111 - Expiration of plaintiff's right

If the right of the plaintiff expire after the commencement of the suit and before trial, the verdict shall be according to the facts, and judgment shall be entered for damages for the withholding of the premises by the defendant; and as to the premises, the judgment shall be that the defendant go hence without delay.
Code 1858, § 3248 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §4990; Code 1932, § 9138; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1317.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-112 - General verdict for plaintiff

A general verdict in favor of the plaintiff, without such specifications, entitles the plaintiff to the quantity of interest, or estate, and the premises, as set forth and described in the declaration.
Code 1858, § 3249; Shan., § 4991; Code 1932, § 9139; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1318.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-113 - Judgment conforming to verdict or declaration

The judgment for the plaintiff is that plaintiff recover the possession of the premises according to the verdict, or, if by default or on demurrer, according to the description in the declaration.
Code 1858, § 3250 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §4992; Code 1932, § 9140; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1319.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-114 - Writ of possession

The judgment is executed by a writ of possession, issued to the sheriff, and directing the sheriff to put the plaintiff in possession of the premises.
Code 1858, § 3251 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §4993; Code 1932, § 9141; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1320.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-120 - Conclusiveness of judgment

Any such judgment is conclusive upon the party against whom it is recovered, not under disability at the time of the recovery, and all persons claiming under the party by title accruing after the commencement of the action.
Code 1858, § 3252 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §5000; Code 1932, § 9148; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1326.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-121 - Mesne profits - Improvements

This chapter does not deprive the plaintiff of a right to an action for mesne profits after verdict and judgment in plaintiff's favor, or the defendant of the right to file a bill in equity for the value of defendant's improvements, but those rights are subject to the general provisions of this Code regulating actions.
Code 1858, § 3259 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 152, § 2); Shan., §5007; Code 1932, § 9155; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1328.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-122 - Tenant's liability for rents

A tenant in possession in good faith, under a lease or license from another, is not liable beyond the rent in arrear at the time of suit brought for the recovery of the land, and that which may afterwards accrue during the continuance of the tenant's possession.
Code 1858, § 3260; Shan., § 5008; Code 1932, § 9156; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1329.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-123 - Improvements setoff

Persons holding possession in good faith, under color of title, are entitled to have the value of their permanent improvements setoff against the rents and profits which the plaintiff may recover.
Code 1858, § 3261 (deriv. Acts 1813, ch. 24, §§ 1, 2; 1827, ch. 46); Shan., § 5009; Code 1932, § 9157; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1330.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-124 - Disposition of contents on execution

(a)
In executing a writ of possession after judgment in an action of ejectment, the option of having personal property removed to a local warehouse for storage or having it removed from the property as has been the procedure of sheriffs prior to March 28, 1976 shall be with the person being ejected.
(b)
All storage fees and transportation costs incurred are to be paid by the owner of the stored property.
Acts 1976, ch. 722, § 1; T.C.A., § 23-1331.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 15 - EJECTMENT (§§ 29-15-101 — 29-15-125) › Section 29-15-125 - Rebuttable presumption of legal title

In order to establish a rebuttable presumption of legal title to real property for the purpose of bringing an action of ejectment, it shall be sufficient for a person claiming legal title to establish the chain of title to the property for the preceding fifty (50) years in any instance where the property title records of the county have been destroyed so as to make it impossible to trace the title of the property to the earliest sale or grant.
Acts 1991, ch. 392, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-101 - Power for internal improvements

Any person or corporation authorized by law to construct any railroad, turnpike, canal, toll bridge, road, causeway, or other work of internal improvement to which the like privilege is conceded, may take the real estate of individuals, not exceeding the amount prescribed by law, or by the charter under which the person or corporation acts, in the manner and upon the terms herein provided.
Code 1858, § 1325; Shan., § 1844; Code 1932, § 3109; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1401.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-102 - Incorporation of chapter into other laws

(a)
This chapter shall be deemed, unless expressly stated to the contrary, and without incorporation or reference, to be a part of every section, or legislative act, present or future, which grants the power of such condemnation.
(b)
The making of compensation for such a taking, as therein set forth, shall also be so implied.
Code 1932, § 3133; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1402.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-103 - Property of corporations

The operation of this chapter is extended so that the same shall apply to and include the condemnation and taking of property, privileges, rights, or easements of private corporations for public purposes or internal improvements.
Acts 1885, ch. 135; Shan., § 1868; Code 1932, § 3134; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1403.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-104 - Petition

The person seeking to appropriate such land shall file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which the land lies, setting forth, in substance:
(1)
The parcel of land or rights therein or incident thereto a portion of which is wanted, and the extent wanted;
(2)
The name of the owner of such land or rights, or, if unknown, stating the fact;
(3)
The object for which the land, etc., is wanted; and
(4)
A prayer that a suitable portion of land or rights may be decreed to the petitioner, and set apart by metes and bounds, or other proper mode.
Code 1858, § 1326; Shan., § 1845; mod. Code 1932, § 3110; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1404.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-105 - Notice of petition

(a)
Notice of this petition, together with a copy thereof, shall be given to the owner of the land or rights, or, if a nonresident of the county, to the landownder's agent, at least five (5) days before its presentation.
(b)
If the owner is a nonresident of the state or unknown, notice shall be given by publication, as provided in this Code in similar cases in chancery.
Code 1858, §§ 1327, 1328; Shan., §§ 1846, 1847; mod. Code 1932, §§ 3111, 3112; Acts 1959, ch. 194, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1405.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-106 - Parties defendant

All parties having any interest in any way in such land or rights may be made defendants, and the proceedings shall only cover and affect the interest of those who are actually made parties, unborn remaindermen being, however, bound by proceedings to which all living persons in interest are parties.
Code 1858, § 1329; Shan., § 1848; mod. Code 1932, § 3113; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1406.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-107 - Transferred

Renumbered as T.C.A. s 29-16-202by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 3, eff. 5/16/2014.
Code 1858, §§ 1330, 1331; Shan., §§1849, 1850; Code 1932, §§ 3114, 3115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1407.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-108 - Constitution of jury

The jury will consist of five (5) persons, unless the parties agree upon a different number, and either party may challenge, for cause or peremptorily, as in other civil cases.
Code 1858, § 1334 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., §1853; Code 1932, § 3118; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1408.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-109 - Qualifications of jurors

The jurors shall not be interested in the same or a similar question, and shall possess the qualifications of other jurors, and may be nominated by the court, selected by consent of parties, or summoned by the sheriff.
Code 1858, § 1332 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., §1851; Code 1932, § 3116; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1409.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-110 - Substitution of jurors

If named by the court, and the persons named are unable to attend when summoned, the place of such persons shall be supplied by the sheriff.
Code 1858, § 1333; Shan., § 1852; Code 1932, § 3117; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1410.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-111 - Notice of inquest

The sheriff shall give the parties or their agents, if residents of the county, three (3) days' notice of the time and place of taking the inquest, unless the time has been fixed by the order of court.
Code 1858, § 1335; Shan., § 1854; Code 1932, § 3119; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1411.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-112 - Swearing of jury

The jury, before proceeding to act, shall be sworn by the sheriff, fairly and impartially, without favor or affection, to lay off, by metes and bounds, the land required for the proposed improvement, and to inquire and assess the damages.
Code 1858, § 1336; Shan., § 1855; Code 1932, § 3120; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1412.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-113 - Investigation by jury

(a)
The jury will then proceed to examine the ground, and may hear testimony, but no argument of counsel, and set apart, by metes and bounds, a sufficient quantity of land for the purposes intended, and assess the damages occasioned to the owner thereby.
(b)
In condemning rights-of-way for telegraph and telephone companies, or riparian rights, the juries shall not be required to lay off the property, privileges, rights, or easements included in the petition, or sought to be condemned, by metes and bounds; and, in such cases, it shall be discretionary with such juries whether they will view the premises or not.
Code 1858, § 1337; Acts 1885, ch. 135; Shan., §§1856, 1870; mod. Code 1932, §§ 3121, 3136; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1413.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-114 - Transferred

Renumbered as T.C.A. s 29-16-203by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 4, eff. 5/16/2014.
Code 1858, § 1338; Shan., § 1857; Code 1932, §3122; Acts 1951, ch. 176, § 1; 1957, ch. 398, § 1; 1967, ch. 305, §1; 1970, ch. 482, § 1; 1972, ch. 463, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1414; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 19.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-115 - Return of jury's report

The report of the jury shall be reduced to writing, signed by a majority of the jurors, delivered to the sheriff, and by the sheriff returned into court.
Code 1858, § 1339; Shan., § 1858; Code 1932, § 3123; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1415.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-116 - Confirmation of report

If no objection is made to the report, it is confirmed by the court, and the land decreed to the petitioner, upon payment to the defendants, or to the clerk for their use, of the damages assessed, with costs.
Code 1858, § 1340 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., §1859; Code 1932, § 3124; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1416.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-117 - Setting aside report

Either party may object to the report of the jury, and the same may, on good cause shown, be set aside, and a new writ of inquiry awarded.
Code 1858, § 1341 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., §1860; Code 1932, § 3125; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1417.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-118 - Appeal

(a)
Either party may also appeal from the finding of the jury, and, on giving security for the costs, have a trial anew, before a jury in the usual way.
(b)
In all cases where the right to condemn is not contested and the sole question before the jury is that of damages the property owner shall be entitled to open and close the argument before the court and jury.
(c)
The time within which either party may appeal from the finding of the jury of view shall be forty-five (45) days from the date of the entry of the court's order confirming the report of the jury of view.
Code 1858, § 1342; Shan., § 1861; Code 1932, § 3126; Acts 1953, ch. 71, § 1; 1968, ch. 615, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1418.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-119 - Costs on appeal

If the verdict of the jury, upon the trial, affirms the finding of the jury of inquest, or is more unfavorable to the appellant than the finding of such jury, the costs shall be adjudged against such appellant; otherwise the court may award costs as in chancery cases.
Code 1858, § 1343 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 5); Shan., §1862; Code 1932, § 3127; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1419.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-120 - Operations pending appeal

The taking of an appeal does not suspend the operations of the petitioner on the land; provided such petitioner will give bond with good security, to be approved by the clerk, in double the amount of the assessment of the jury of inquest, payable to the defendants, and conditioned to abide by and perform the final judgment in the premises.
Code 1858, § 1344 (deriv. Acts 1853-1854, ch. 90, § 14); Shan., §1863; Code 1932, § 3128; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1420.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-121 - Preliminary surveys

A person or company actually intending to make application for the privileges herein contemplated, and entering upon the land of another for the purpose of making the requisite examinations and surveys, and doing no unnecessary injury, is liable only for the actual damage done, and, if sued in such case, the plaintiff shall recover only as much costs as damages.
Code 1858, § 1345; Shan., § 1864; Code 1932, § 3129; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1421.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-122 - Prerequisites to occupation

No person or company shall, however, enter upon such land for the purpose of actually occupying the right-of-way, until the damages assessed by the jury of inquest and the costs have been actually paid; or if an appeal has been taken, until the bond has been given to abide by the final judgment as provided in §
29-16-120
.
Code 1858, § 1346; Shan., § 1865; Code 1932, § 3130; C. Supp. 1950, § 3130; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1422.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-123 - Action initiated by owner

(a)
If, however, such person or company has actually taken possession of such land, occupying it for the purposes of internal improvement, the owner of such land may petition for a jury of inquest, in which case the same proceedings may be had, as near as may be, as hereinbefore provided; or the owner may sue for damages in the ordinary way, in which case the jury shall lay off the land by metes and bounds and assess the damages, as upon the trial of an appeal from the return of a jury of inquest.
(b)
Additionally, the court rendering a judgment for the plaintiff in a proceeding brought under subsection (a), arising out of a cause of action identical to a cause of action that can be brought against the United States under
28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2)
or §
1491
, or the attorney general or chief legal officer of a political subdivision of the state effecting a settlement of any such proceeding, shall determine and award or allow to such plaintiff, as a part of such judgment or settlement such sum as will in the opinion of the court, or the attorney general or chief legal officer of a political subdivision of the state reimburse such plaintiff for reasonable costs, disbursements and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees, actually incurred because of such proceeding.
Code 1858, § 1347; Shan., § 1866; Code 1932, § 3131; Acts 1972, ch. 463, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1423.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-124 - Limitation of owners' actions

All actions that could be brought under §
29-16-123(a)
, regardless of the cause of action or remedy sought, including actions for trespass or nuisance, shall be commenced within twelve (12) months after the land has been actually taken possession of, and the work of the proposed internal improvement begun; saving, however, to unknown owners and nonresidents, twelve (12) months after actual knowledge of such occupation, not exceeding three (3) years, and saving to persons under the disabilities of infancy and unsoundness of mind, twelve (12) months after such disability is removed, but not exceeding ten (10) years.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 275, s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
Code 1858, § 1348 (deriv. Acts 1849-1850, ch. 72, § 9; 1855-1856, ch. 132, §§ 10, 11); Shan., § 1867; mod. Code 1932, §3132; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1424.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-125 - Compensation of jurors - Limitation on compulsive service

(a)
The courts having jurisdiction of eminent domain proceedings are hereby authorized and empowered to fix the per diem of jurors who serve as members of juries of view in an amount not exceeding ten dollars ($10.00) per day, and the courts shall have no power or authority to fix an additional amount of remuneration for such jurors.
(b)
(1)
Provisions of this section relating to compensation shall not repeal or apply to jurors in any county or counties wherein the per diem of jurors of view is fixed in an amount less than ten dollars ($10.00) per day by any private act or acts heretofore or hereafter passed.
(2)
In counties of this state having a population of not less than two hundred thousand (200,000) according to the federal population census of 1960 or any subsequent federal population census, the amount shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day; provided, that by majority vote of the county legislative body occurring prior to January 1, 1998, such amount may be alternatively set at a level not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day.
(c)
No person shall be compelled to serve as a member of a jury of view more often than once every two (2) years.
Acts 1961, ch. 298, § 1; T.C.A., §23-1425; modified; Acts 1997 , ch. 427, §§ 1, 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-126 - Hospitals - Eminent domain powers

(a)
In any counties of this state having a population of not less than one hundred thousand (100,000) nor more than one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) according to the federal census of 1960 or any subsequent federal census, any hospital incorporated as a general welfare corporation under the laws of the state of Tennessee shall have the power of eminent domain and shall have the right and authority to condemn such lands, property, property rights, privileges and easements of others as may in the judgment of its board of directors, together with the concurrence of two thirds (
2
/
3
) of the members of the governing body of the municipality in which such hospital is located or in the event such hospital is located outside the boundaries of an incorporated municipality then together with the concurrence of two thirds (
2
/
3
) of the county legislative body of the county of location, be deemed necessary or proper for the purpose of providing buildings and other facilities, including any extension, enlargement or improvement for hospital purposes only.
(b)
The land or property sought to be condemned must be adjacent and contiguous to the property upon which such hospital is presently located and not across any street.
Acts 1963, ch. 373, § 1 (T.C.A. (Supp.), § 48-1105); Acts 1965, ch. 127, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 36; T.C.A., § 23-1426.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-127 - Transferred

Renumbered as T.C.A. s 29-16-201 by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 2, eff. 5/16/2014.
Acts 2001, ch. 276, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-201 - Determining appraised value of property damaged by governmental entity

Notwithstanding law to the contrary, in any case where a governmental entity accidentally or negligently causes substantial property damage, the appraised value recorded by the assessor of property for the year in which the damage occurred, divided by the state approved appraisal ratio for the county, shall be admissible into evidence as to the value of such property if such property owner:
(1)
Had no prior notice or knowledge that such damages would occur; and
(2)
Did not have a reasonably current appraisal preexisting the date of the property damage.
Renumbered from T.C.A. s 29-16-127 by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 2, eff. 5/16/2014.
Acts 2001, ch. 276, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 16 - EMINENT DOMAIN (§§ 29-16-101 — 29-16-203) › Section 29-16-202 - Writ of inquiry of damages

(a)
After the requisite notice has been given, if no sufficient cause to the contrary is shown, the court shall issue a writ of inquiry of damages to the sheriff, commanding the sheriff to summon a jury to inquire and assess the damages.
(b)
By consent of parties, or on application of the plaintiff, unless objection is made by the defendant, the writ of inquiry may be issued by the clerk, as of course, after service of notice, on which the sheriff will summon the jury.
Renumbered from T.C.A. s 29-16-107 by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 927,s 3, eff. 5/16/2014.
Code 1858, §§ 1330, 1331; Shan., §§ 1849, 1850; Code 1932, §§ 3114, 3115; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1407.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 1 - POWER AND USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-106) › Section 29-17-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered]

(a)
A condemner bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that:
(1)
The land, real estate, premises, or other property the condemner seeks to acquire is required for a public use;
(2)
The condemner has a plan that reflects a reasonable schedule to complete the public use after the condemner takes ownership of the property;
(3)
The condemner has access to funding to complete the public use; and
(4)
The public use cannot be accomplished by using or acquiring other property within the vicinity of the condemned property with the consent of the owner of the other property without an unreasonable increase in cost, delay, or a reduction in the effectiveness of the property.
(b)
When a condemner approves the use of eminent domain, the property owner has a right to have a court of competent jurisdiction determine if the taking is necessary to accomplish the public use. The property owner may raise this section's required determination of necessity as a defense in an answer filed under§ 29-17-104(a)(2) or in a separate cause of action notwithstanding § 29-17-104(a)(2), subject to the statute of limitations pursuant to § 29-16-124.
(c)
This section does not apply to condemnation actions for projects or uses regarding streets, highways, roads, bridges, transportation, utility water, public water projects, sewer, electricity, and utilities, including, but not limited to, gas and natural gas utilities.
Added by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 748,s 1, eff. 4/22/2024.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 1 - POWER AND USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-106) › Section 29-17-101 - Legislative intent

It is the intent of the general assembly that the power of eminent domain shall be used sparingly, and that laws permitting the use of eminent domain shall be narrowly construed so as not to enlarge, by inference or inadvertently, the power of eminent domain.
Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 1 - POWER AND USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-106) › Section 29-17-102 - Part definitions

As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Eminent domain" means the authority conferred upon the government, and those entities to whom the government delegates such authority, to condemn and take, in whole or in part, the private property of another, so long as the property is taken for a legitimate public use in accordance with the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution, the Constitution of Tennessee, Art. I, § 21, and chapter 863 of the Public Acts of 2006; and
(2)
"Public use" does not include recreational facilities, recreational purposes, or parks; private use or benefit; or the indirect public benefits resulting from private economic development and private commercial enterprise, including increased tax revenue and increased employment opportunity, except as follows:
(A)
The acquisition of any interest in land necessary for a road, highway, bridge, or other structure, facility, or project used for public transportation;
(B)
The acquisition of any interest in land necessary to the function of a public or private utility, a governmental or quasi-governmental utility, a common carrier, or any entity authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain under title 65;
(C)
The acquisition of property by a housing authority or community development agency to implement an urban renewal or redevelopment plan in a blighted area, as authorized by title 13, chapter 20, part 2 or title 13, chapter 21, part 2;
(D)
The acquisition of any interest in land for parks or natural areas by this state, in accordance with title 11; brownfield projects, as defined in § 68-212-202; or the redevelopment of brownfield sites, as defined in § 7-53-316; or
(E)
Private use that is merely incidental to a public use, so long as no land is condemned or taken primarily for the purpose of conveying or permitting the incidental private use.
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1034,s 1, eff. 5/28/2024.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 422, s 1, eff. 5/18/2017.
Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 1 - POWER AND USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-106) › Section 29-17-103 - Preemption

In event of a conflict between this part and any other statutes granting the authority to use the power of eminent domain by government entities, or those entities to whom the government delegates such authority, this part shall control and shall be construed to protect the private property rights of individuals and businesses, such that private property may only be condemned and taken for legitimate public use as defined in §
29-17-102
.
Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 1 - POWER AND USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-106) › Section 29-17-104 - Condemnation proceedings

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in any condemnation proceedings initiated in this state:
(1)
Notice of the filing of a petition to institute condemnation proceedings shall be given to each respondent at least thirty (30) days prior to the taking of any additional steps in the case. If the respondent is unknown, is a nonresident of the state, or cannot be found, notice shall be given by publication, which shall be made in the same manner as provided by law for similar situations in chancery court; and
(2)
(A)
After the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date of the giving of notice, if the right to take has not been challenged in an answer, the condemner shall have the right to take possession of the property or property rights sought to be condemned; and
(B)
If the right to take is challenged in an answer within thirty (30) days from the date of the giving of notice, the court shall promptly determine, as a matter of law, whether the condemner has the right to take the property or property rights sought to be condemned. If the court determines that the condemner has the right to take, the condemner shall thereupon have the right to take possession thereof.
(b)
When a condemner has the right to take possession of property or property rights, if necessary, the court shall issue a writ of possession to the sheriff of the county to put the condemner in possession. The writ may be issued prior to a trial on the damages.
Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 15.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 1 - POWER AND USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-106) › Section 29-17-105 - Deposit by the condemner

If, pursuant to an applicable statute or order of the court, the condemner is required to deposit funds with the court in the amount the condemner deems to be the amount of damages to which the owner is entitled pursuant to the condemnation, and a respondent is not satisfied with the amount deposited by the condemner, or otherwise objects to the taking, then the respondent shall, on or before thirty (30) days from the date of notice of the filing of the petition, file an answer to the petition and a trial may thereafter be had before a petit jury, as other civil actions are tried. The deposit by the condemner shall not limit or fix the amount to be allowed under subsequent proceedings in the action.
Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 18.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 1 - POWER AND USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-106) › Section 29-17-106 - Taxing of costs

(a)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in any condemnation proceeding initiated in this state, the bill of costs prepared by the clerk shall be taxed against:
(1)
The condemner, if:
(A)
The amount of damages awarded at trial exceeds the amount assessed by the condemner and deposited with the clerk;
(B)
The condemnation is abandoned by the condemner; or
(C)
The final judgment is that the condemner cannot acquire the property or property rights by condemnation; or
(2)
The respondents, if the amount of damages awarded at trial does not exceed the amount assessed by the condemner and deposited with the clerk.
(b)
(1)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in any condemnation proceeding initiated in this state in which interest in the property is being acquired for a public utility or for a road, highway, bridge, or other structure, facility, or project used for public transportation, the court shall award the respondents a sum that will reimburse them for their reasonable disbursements and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees actually incurred because of the action, only if the costs are taxed to the condemner pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(B) or (a)(1)(C). The court shall not award this sum if the costs are taxed to the condemner pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(A).
(2)
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in any condemnation proceeding initiated in this state in which interest in the property is not being acquired for a public utility or for a road, highway, bridge, or other structure, facility, or project used for public transportation, the court shall award the respondents a sum that will reimburse them for their reasonable disbursements and expenses, including reasonable attorney, appraisal, and engineering fees actually incurred because of the action. The court shall not award reasonable attorney fees if the costs are taxed to the condemner pursuant to subdivision (a)(1)(A).
(c)
Rule 54.04 of the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure shall govern the taxing of any additional costs.
Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 422,Secs.s3, s4 eff. 5/18/2017.
Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 24.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 2 - COUNTIES (§§ 29-17-201 — 29-17-203) › Section 29-17-201 - County purposes

Counties are empowered to condemn and take the property, buildings, privileges, rights, and easements of individuals and private corporations for any county purpose.
Acts 1909, ch. 144, § 2; Shan., § 1880a17; impl. am. Acts 1917, ch. 114, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 3159; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1501; T.C.A. §
29-17-101
; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101) › Chapter 17 - EMINENT DOMAIN BY PUBLIC AGENCIES (§§ 29-17-NEW — 29-17-1005) › Part 2 - COUNTIES (§§ 29-17-201 — 29-17-203) › Section 29-17-202 - County bridges

All counties authorized to construct bridges are empowered to take and condemn the lands, property, buildings, and riparian and property rights, privileges, and easements of individuals and private corporations for approaches to such bridges and for bridge purposes, or which may be necessary for the construction or use of such bridges.
Acts 1907, ch. 583, § 1; Shan., § 1880a23; mod. Code 1932, § 3160; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1502; T.C.A. §
29-17-102
; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1.