Tennessee Statutes
§ 29-17-201 — County purposes
Tennessee § 29-17-201
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-17-201 (2026).
Text
Counties are empowered to condemn and take the property, buildings, privileges, rights, and easements of individuals and private corporations for any county purpose.
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Related
State v. Roger D. Haywood
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
James Miller v. Miller Brothers Farms, Inc.
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)
Legislative History
Acts 1909, ch. 144, § 2; Shan., § 1880a17; impl. am. Acts 1917, ch. 114, § 1; mod. Code 1932, § 3159; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1501; T.C.A. §29-17-101; Acts 2006, ch. 863, § 1.
Nearby Sections
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§ 29-1-101
Application of equitable remedies§ 29-1-102
Injunction pending litigation§ 29-1-103
Receivers pending litigation§ 29-1-104
Receiver's bond§ 29-1-106
Judges granting extraordinary process§ 29-1-107
Statement as to first application§ 29-1-108
Application after refusal§ 29-1-109
Endorsement of refusal§ 29-1-110
Transmission of bill and fiat to clerk§ 29-1-111
Scope of provisions§ 29-10-101
Chapter definitions§ 29-10-103
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Tennessee § 29-17-201, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/29-17-201.