Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-104 (2026)
Petition
✓ current as of May 2026
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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31
cases, 1996–2010 · leading case: Meighan v. U.S. Sprint Commc'ns Co., 924 S.W.2d 632 (Tenn. 1996).
Meighan v. U.S. Sprint Commc'ns Co., 924 S.W.2d 632 (Tenn. 1996). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-104 (1980 Repl.).”
State Ex Rel. Comm'r of the Dep't of Transp. v. Thomas, 336 S.W.3d 588 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-104 (1980 Repl.).”
Brandy Hills Estates, LLC v. Reeves, 237 S.W.3d 307 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-104 ; see McLain v.”
USG PIPELINE v. 1.74 Acres in Marion Cnty., Tenn., 1 F. Supp. 2d 816 (E.D. Tenn. 1998). “36-41, 62, ¶4) (citing Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-16-104). As a result, Defendants conclude granting USGP’s Motion for Possession would allow USGP unfettered access to Defendants’ entire properties.”
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Rufus Reese (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-16-104 to -106. The bulk of the statutory scheme relates to the procedures for empaneling juries to decide the amount of compensation due and how the amount of compensation is to be calculated.”
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Ronald R. Dunn (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-16-104 to -106. The bulk of the statutory scheme relates to the procedures for empaneling juries to decide the amount of compensation due and how the amount of compensation is to be calculated.”
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Robert G. Ingrum (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-16-104 to -106. The bulk of the statutory scheme relates to the procedures for empaneling juries to decide the amount of compensation due and how the amount of compensation is to be calculated.”
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Rebecca Warren (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-16-104 to -106. The bulk of the statutory scheme relates to the procedures for empaneling juries to decide the amount of compensation due and how the amount of compensation is to be calculated.”
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Nikki Wallace (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-16-104 to -106. The bulk of the statutory scheme relates to the procedures for empaneling juries to decide the amount of compensation due and how the amount of compensation is to be calculated.”
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Michael Rippy (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-16-104 to -106. The bulk of the statutory scheme relates to the procedures for empaneling juries to decide the amount of compensation due and how the amount of compensation is to be calculated.”
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. James R. Stephenson (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-16-104 to -106. The bulk of the statutory scheme relates to the procedures for empaneling juries to decide the amount of compensation due and how the amount of compensation is to be calculated.”
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. James Lassiter (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 29-16-104 to -106. The bulk of the statutory scheme relates to the procedures for empaneling juries to decide the amount of compensation due and how the amount of compensation is to be calculated.”
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