Tennessee § 29-5-119 - Common law awards.
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§ 29-5-119. Common law awards.
Awards of arbitrators under agreements not reached in pursuance of this chapter may nevertheless be valid, as contracts, impeachable for fraud or mistake; but such awards may only be enforced by independent actions. Code 1932, § 9382; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-519. Law Reviews. Tennessee Labor Decisions: 1901-1954 (James C. Kirby, Jr.), 8 Vand. L. Rev. 73. The Enforcement of Grievance Arbitration Provisions (William P. Murphy), 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 959.
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