Tennessee § 29-5-320 - Construction of part.
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§ 29-5-320. Construction of part.
This part shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it. Acts 1983, ch. 462, § 21. Law Reviews. Vacatur of Awards Under the Tennessee Uniform Arbitration Act: Substance, Procedure, and Strategies for Practitioners, 46 U. Mem. L. Rev. 271 (2015). Cited: Arnold v. Morgan Keegan & Co., 914 S.W.2d 445, 1996 Tenn. LEXIS 14 (Tenn. 1996); Buraczynski v. Eyring, 919 S.W.2d 314, 1996 Tenn. LEXIS 221 (Tenn. 1996); Pugh's Lawn Landscape Co. v. Jaycon Dev. Corp., 320 S.W.3d 252, 2010 Tenn. LEXIS 871 (Tenn. Sept. 22, 2010); Elliott v. Icon in the Gulch, LLC, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 342 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 19, 2010); Morgan Keegan & Co. v. Smythe, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 140 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 24, 2011); Morgan Keegan & Co. v. Smythe, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 613 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 14, 2011).
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