Tennessee § 29-5-301 - Short title — “Court” defined.

§ 29-5-301. Short title — “Court” defined.

This part may be cited as the “Uniform Arbitration Act.” As used in this part, “court” means any court of competent jurisdiction of the state. Acts 1983, ch. 462, §§ 17, 23. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1983, ch. 462, § 20, provided that this part apply only to agreements made after May 26, 1983. Textbooks. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 1-8.03-2. Law Reviews. A General Practitioner's Guide to Commercial Arbitration and The 1983 Tennessee Uniform Arbitration Act (Lewis L. Laska), 20 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 23 (1984). Alternative Dispute Resolution of Fees — A Win-Win Resolution (Paul D. Georgiadis and Paul A. Sinclair), 32 No. 6 Tenn. B.J. 20 (1996). Avoiding Unnecessary Punches: Skillful Crafting of Alternative Dispute Resolution Contract Clauses (David K. Taylor), 36 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 20 (2000). Contracting for an Expanded Scope of Judicial Review in Arbitration Agreements, 51 Vand. L. Rev. 395 (1998). Does Your Agent Have the Power? Extending the Power of Agents to Bind Principals to Arbitration (Sandra S. BensonI), 44 Tenn. B.J. 19 (2008). Employment Dispute Resolution: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? (Robert L. Arrington), 37 No. 10 Tenn. B.J. 32 (2001). High court upholds pre-dispute employment arbitration agreements (Timothy S. Bland and Licia M. Williams), 37 No. 6 Tenn. B.J. 31 (2001). Selected Tennessee Legislation of 1983 (N. L. Resener, J. A. Whitson, K. J. Miller), 50 Tenn. L. Rev. 785 (1983). The Unclear “Clear and Mistakable” Standard: Why Arbitrators, Not Courts, Should Determine Whether a Securities Investor's Claim is Arbitrable, 54 Vand. L. Rev. 591 (2001). Vacatur of Awards Under the Tennessee Uniform Arbitration Act: Substance, Procedure, and Strategies for Practitioners, 46 U. Mem. L. Rev. 271 (2015). Cited: International Talent Group, Inc. v. Copyright Management, Inc., 769 S.W.2d 217, 1988 Tenn. App. LEXIS 785 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988); Arnold v. Morgan Keegan & Co., 914 S.W.2d 445, 1996 Tenn. LEXIS 14 (Tenn. 1996); Millsaps v. Robertson-Vaughn Constr. Co., 970 S.W.2d 477, 1997 Tenn. App. LEXIS 840 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997); D&E Constr. Co. v. Robert J. Denley Co., 38 S.W.3d 513, 2001 Tenn. LEXIS 59 (Tenn. 2001); Warbington Constr., Inc. v. Landmark, LLC, 66 S.W.3d 853, 2001 Tenn. App. LEXIS 531 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001); River Links at Deer Creek, LLC v. Melz, 108 S.W.3d 855, 2002 Tenn. App. LEXIS 932 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002); Taylor v. Butler, 142 S.W.3d 277, 2004 Tenn. LEXIS 697 (Tenn. 2004); Williams Holding Co. v. Willis, 166 S.W.3d 707, 2005 Tenn. LEXIS 613 (Tenn. 2005); Chattanooga Area Reg'l Transp. Auth. v. Local 1212 Amalgamated Transit Union, 206 S.W.3d 448, 2006 Tenn. App. LEXIS 287 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006); MBNA Am. Bank, N.A. v. Akers, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 24 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 19, 2010); McGregor v. Christian Care Ctr. of Springfield, LLC, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 309 (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 29, 2010); Elliott v. Icon in the Gulch, LLC, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 342 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 19, 2010); Wilson County Bd. of Educ. v. Wilson County Educ. Ass'n, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 422 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 30, 2010); Thomas v. Pediatrix Med. Group of Tenn., P.C., — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 569 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 14, 2010); Morgan Keegan & Co. v. Smythe, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 140 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 24, 2011); Herbal Integrity, LLC v. Huntley, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 22 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 11, 2012); Morgan Keegan & Co. v. Smythe, 401 S.W.3d 595, 2013 Tenn. LEXIS 428 (Tenn. Apr. 25, 2013).