Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-126 (2026)

Hospitals - Eminent domain powers

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(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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 27 cases, 1996–2006 · leading case: Jackson v. Metro. Knoxville Airport Auth., 922 S.W.2d 860 (Tenn. 1996).

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Jackson v. Metro. Knoxville Airport Auth., 922 S.W.2d 860 (Tenn. 1996). “§ 29-16-101 through § 29-16-126 (1980) and Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-17-101 through § 29-17-804 (1980 & 1995 Supp.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Rufus Reese (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Ronald R. Dunn (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Robert G. Ingrum (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Rebecca Warren (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Nikki Wallace (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Michael Rippy (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. James R. Stephenson (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. James Lassiter (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Fred Thomas McKee (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Fred P. Walter (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

Midwestern Gas Transmission Co. v. Charles Carter (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “§§ 29-16-102 to -103, -113(b), -114(b)-(d), -118(b)-(c), -123(b), and -125 to -127 as well as everything after the first sentence in Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-114 (a). 14 Tenn.”

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