Tennessee § 29-5-115 - Modification of award.
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§ 29-5-115. Modification of award.
The court is empowered, on motion of either party, to correct or modify the award: Where there is manifest a miscalculation of figures, or a mistake in the description of any person, thing or property referred to in the award; Where there has been covered in the award a matter not submitted, if not merely incident, not affecting the merits of matters submitted; Where the award is defective or imperfect in a matter of form not affecting the merits; and To effect the true and just intent thereof. Code 1932, § 9378; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-515. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Arbitration and Award, § 17. Law Reviews. Contracts and Sales Law in Tennessee: A Survey and Commentary, II. Contracts (John A. Sebert, Jr.), 45 Tenn. L. Rev. 353.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-5-115 ("Modification of award.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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