The University of Tennessee is asking a Knox County court for the green light to use eminent domain to take Tyson House, the century-old campus ministry that sits on the edge of UTK’s core. The legal move names St. John’s Cathedral as the property owner and drops a longtime Episcopal-Lutheran ministry into the middle of a high-stakes clash over land, mission, and money. University officials say their offer is based on a third-party appraisal and that they will go with whatever price a court ultimately sets.
What the petition says
As reported by WBIR, the university filed a petition in Knox County Civil Sessions Court to acquire the building and listed an appraised value of $1,740,000. The filing identifies St. John’s Cathedral as the owner and…..