Tennessee § 29-5-101 - Subjects of arbitration.

§ 29-5-101. Subjects of arbitration.

All causes of action, whether there be a suit pending therefor or not, may be submitted to the decision of one (1) or more arbitrators, except in one (1) of the following cases: Where one (1) of the parties to the controversy is an infant or a person adjudicated incompetent; One (1) respecting a claim to an estate in real property, in fee or for life. Not included in the exception are: A controversy in regard to an estate or term for one (1) year or less or of years not exceeding five (5); or Respecting the partition of real property, or the boundaries of lands. Code 1858, § 3432 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 173, § 1); Shan.,§ 5188; mod. Code 1932, § 9359; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-501; Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 19. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1983, ch. 462, § 24, provided that all laws or parts of laws which are inconsistent with the Uniform Arbitration Act, compiled in part 3 of this chapter, are repealed. Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 107 provided that nothing in the legislation shall be construed to alter or otherwise affect the eligibility for services or the rights or responsibilities of individuals covered by the provision on the day before the date of enactment of this legislation, which was July 1, 2011. Acts 2011, ch. 47, § 108 provided that the provisions of the act are declared to be remedial in nature and all provisions of the act shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. Cross-References. Arbitration in bank customer disputes, title 45, ch. 1, part 2. Clerk's reference fee, § 8-21-401 . Inapplicability to metropolitan public service district arbitration, § 7-3-302 . Jurisdiction of courts, §§ 16-10-105 , 16-11-112 . Questions submitted on agreed case, § 29-4-101 . Submission by partner or partnership, § 61-1-108 . Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Arbitration and Award, §§ 2, 5; 15 Tenn. Juris., Insurance, § 76. 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 in the Personal Injury Forum (William P. Zdancewicz), 26 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1169 (1996). Commercial Arbitration in Federal Courts (James F. Nooney), 20 Vand. L. Rev. 607. 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). Insurance — 1957 Tennessee Survey (Robert W. Sturdivant), 10 Vand. L. Rev. 1100. Pledging to Stay Viable: Why Fraternities and Sororities Should Adopt Arbitration as a Response to the Litigation Dilemma, 43 U. Mem. L. Rev. 511 (2012). Public Sector Labor Relations Laws in Tennessee — The Current Inadequacies and the Available Alternatives (Robert B. Moberly), 42 Tenn. L. Rev. 235. “Sticky” Arbitration Clauses? The Use of Arbitration Clauses after Concepcion and Amex, 67 Vand. L. Rev. 955 (2014). Tennessee Labor Decisions: 1901-1954 (James C. Kirby, Jr.), 8 Vand. L. Rev. 73. The Court in Action: A summary of key cases from the U.S. Supreme Court 2000-2001 (Perry A. Craft and Arshad (Paku) Khan), 37 No. 10 Tenn. B.J. 18 (2001). The Enforcement of Grievance Arbitration Provisions (William P. Murphy), 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 959. The Tennessee Corporation Act and Close Corporations for Profit (James S. Covington, Jr.), 43 Tenn. L. Rev. 183. 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). Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Tennessee (Phillip A. Fleissner), 38 Tenn. L. Rev. 391. Vertical Conflicts: The Role of State Law in Suits Under Section 301, 21 Vand. L. Rev. 788. Comparative Legislation. Arbitration: Ala. Code § 6-6-1 et seq. Ark. Code § 16-108-201 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 9-9-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 417.045 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 11-15-1 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-569.1 et seq. Va. Code § 8.01-577 et seq.