Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 222.36 (2026)

Power Of Eminent Domain In Certain Cases

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Any public service corporation shall have the right to obtain by condemnation, under the power of eminent domain, any land, or any right over, through, or across the same, or any easement therein, necessary for the convenient prosecution of its enterprise; and any telegraph or telephone company may in the same manner acquire the right to construct its lines over, along, and upon the right-of-way and lands of any railway company upon making just compensation therefor to such company; but such right shall at all times be subject to the right of the railway company to use its right-of-way and lands for railway purposes, and these telegraph or telephone lines shall be so located, constructed, and maintained as not to interfere with the usual operation of such railway.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1952–1957 · leading case: In Re Condemnation by Dairyland Power Coop., 82 N.W.2d 56 (Minn. 1957).

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In Re Condemnation by Dairyland Power Coop., 82 N.W.2d 56 (Minn. 1957). “The landowners also assert that this condemnation was not necessary as required by § 222.36. There is ample evidence in the record to support the court’s findings on this issue.”

N. States Power Co. v. Oslund, 51 N.W.2d 808 (Minn. 1952). “4 By §§ 222.36 and 300.04, this rule of reasonable necessity or convenience 5 is made expressly applicable to a public service corporation, 6 which in the exercise of a right of eminent domain for the furtherance of its corporate public purpose is required by statute (§ 117.”

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