# Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-104: Petition

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-16-104
- **Heading:** Petition
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 29 / Chapter 16 / Section 29-16-104

## Text

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.
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.

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