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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7303 (2026)

 Validity of agreement to arbitrate.

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§ 7303.  Validity of agreement to arbitrate.

A written agreement to subject any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written agreement 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 relating to the validity, enforceability or revocation of any contract.

 

Cross References.  Section 7303 is referred to in sections 7304, 7318 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2023 · leading case: Salley v. Option One Mortg. Corp., 925 A.2d 115 (Pa. 2007).
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Salley v. Option One Mortg. Corp., 925 A.2d 115 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 2× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 7303 ("A written agreement to subject any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written agreement to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as…”
Saltzman v. Thomas Jefferson Univ. Hospitals, Inc., 166 A.3d 465 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 7303. 4 . Because Saltzman does not argue that the arbitration provision is an unenforceable contract of adhesion, we need not address that issue.”
Civan, E. v. Windermere Farms, Inc., 180 A.3d 489 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “42 Pa.C.S. §§ 7303, 7304, 7342(a). Arbitration is a matter of contract, and parties to a contract cannot be compelled to arbitrate a given issue absent an agreement between them to arbitrate that issue.”
U.S. Claims, Inc. v. Dougherty, 914 A.2d 874 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2006). “]” 42 Pa.C.S. § 7303. “In a proper appeal from a common law arbitration award, the appellant must demonstrate by clear, precise and indubitable evidence that he was denied a hearing, or that fraud, misconduct, or some other irregularity on the part of the arbitrator, or the…”
Provenzano, D. v. Ohio Valley Gen. Hosp., 121 A.3d 1085 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 7303 (“A written agreement to subject any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written agreement to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as…”
Popskyj v. Keystone Ins., 565 A.2d 1184 (Pa. 1989). · cites it 2× “While the boundaries of appellant's arguments on this point are not well delineated, but rather, are overlapping, he appears to be making three arguments as to why the broad scope of review under § 7302(d)(2) should apply here: (1) 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 7303 and 7304 provide that…”
Duane Nordin v. Nutri/Sys., Inc., a Pennsylvania Corp., 897 F.2d 339 (8th Cir. 1990). “2d 1409 (1960)); accord 42 Pa.C.S. § 7303 (written agreement to arbitrate necessary before dispute may be referred to arbitration).”
Fastuca v. L.W. Molnar & Assocs., 950 A.2d 980 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2008). “§ 7342 (recognizing the applicability of 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 7303, 7304, 7305, 7309, 7317, 7318, 7319, 7320 (except subsection (a)(4))).”
Strausser Enter., Inc. v. Segal & Morel, Inc., 89 A.3d 292 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2014). “§ 7342(a), the following provisions also are applicable to common law arbitration: 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 7303, 7304, 7305, 7317, 7318, 7319, and 7320 (except for subsection (a)(4) of 7320).”
Canter's Pharmacy, Inc. v. Elizabeth Assocs., 578 A.2d 1326 (Pa. 1990). “See 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 7303, 7304. On June 2, 1989 the trial court entered an order staying the proceedings pending arbitration, and this timely appeal followed.”
Iversen Baking Co., Inc. v. Weston Foods, Ltd., 874 F. Supp. 96 (E.D. Pa. 1995). “By its terms, the LTC Agreement is governed by Pennsylvania law, and it is to that law that we turn to determine the validity of the arbitration clause.”
Mannion v. Manor Care Inc., 4 Pa. D. & C.5th 321 (2006). “42 Pa.C.S. §7303. . Defendants’ argument that the limitations are a fair trade-off for the defendants’ waiver of interest on unpaid nursing home charges is disingenuous.”
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