Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-20-105 (2026)

Inverse condemnation not affected

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This chapter shall not apply to any action in eminent domain initiated by a landowner under §§ 29-16-123 and 29-16-124 nor be construed to impliedly repeal those statutes.

Acts 1973, ch. 345, § 5; T.C.A., § 23-3305.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1987–2010 · leading case: B & B Enter. of Wilson Cnty., LLC v. City of Lebanon, 318 S.W.3d 839 (Tenn. 2010).
B & B Enter. of Wilson Cnty., LLC v. City of Lebanon, 318 S.W.3d 839 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “…claim is that the former is initiated by a government entity while the latter is initiated by the landowner. See Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-20-105 (2000).”
Jenkins v. Loudon Cnty., 736 S.W.2d 603 (Tenn. 1987). · cites it 2× “§ 29-20-104(a) provided that "all other acts or statutes in conflict with the provisions of this chapter shall only be applicable to governmental entities exercising their right not to come under" the GTLA, but T.C.A. § 29-20-105 goes on to exclude actions in eminent domain…”
Betty v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville, 835 S.W.2d 1 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “The amount of damages recoverable under either alternative are not limited by the Governmental Tort Liability Act since *7 Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-20-105 (1980) exempts Tenn.”
James C. Hise, Jr. & wife, Brenda L. Hise, State of Tennessee, Dep't of Transportationm Bruce Saltsman, Comm'r, 968 S.W.2d 852 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “They further rely on T.C.A. § 29-20-105 of the Governmental Tort Liability Act which provides that “[t]his chapter shall not apply to any action in eminent domain initiated by a landowner under §§ 29-16-123 and 29-16-124 nor be construed to impliedly repeal those statutes.”
Jenkins v. Loudon Cnty., 736 S.W.2d 599 (Tenn. 1987). · cites it 2× “§ 29-20-104(a) provided that “all other acts or statutes in conflict with the provisions of this chapter shall only be applicable to governmental entities exercising their right not to come under” the GTLA, but T.C.A. § 29-20-105 goes on to exclude actions in eminent domain…”
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