Tenn. Code Ann. § 58-1-504
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Condemnation of land
Official statutory text
If it is necessary to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire lands authorized to be acquired by § 58-1-501 , such proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the state of Tennessee against the property owner or owners, and the property shall be condemned under the general statutes providing for condemnation of lands for public purposes and containing the law of eminent domain. Acts 1941, ch. 2, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 186.5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 7-510.
If it is necessary to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire lands authorized to be acquired by § 58-1-501 , such proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the state of Tennessee against the property owner or owners, and the property shall be condemned under the general statutes providing for condemnation of lands for public purposes and containing the law of eminent domain.
Acts 1941, ch. 2, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 186.5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 7-510.
If it is necessary to institute condemnation proceedings to acquire lands authorized to be acquired by § 58-1-501 , such proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the state of Tennessee against the property owner or owners, and the property shall be condemned under the general statutes providing for condemnation of lands for public purposes and containing the law of eminent domain.
Acts 1941, ch. 2, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 186.5; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 7-510.
Status: in_force
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