Tennessee § 29-5-302 - Agreements to submit to arbitration — Jurisdiction.

§ 29-5-302. Agreements to submit to arbitration — Jurisdiction.

A written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract; provided, that for contracts relating to farm property, structures or goods, or to property and structures utilized as a residence of a party, the clause providing for arbitration shall be additionally signed or initialed by the parties. The making of an agreement described in this section providing for arbitration in this state confers jurisdiction on the court to enforce the agreement under this part and to enter judgment on an award thereunder. Acts 1983, ch. 462, §§ 1, 17. Cross-References. Real property improvement contracts, arbitration provisions, § 66-11-208 . Law Reviews. Avoiding Unnecessary Punches: Skillful Crafting of Alternative Dispute Resolution Contract Clauses (David K. Taylor), 36 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 20 (2000). Cited: Mitchell v. Owens, 185 S.W.3d 837, 2005 Tenn. App. LEXIS 648 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005); Pugh's Lawn Landscape Co. v. Jaycon Dev. Corp., 320 S.W.3d 252, 2010 Tenn. LEXIS 871 (Tenn. Sept. 22, 2010); Poole v. Union Planters Bank, N.A., 337 S.W.3d 771, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 259 (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 8, 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); Thomas v. Pediatrix Med. Group of Tenn., P.C., — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 569 (Tenn. Ct. App. Sept. 14, 2010).