Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-302 (2026)

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As used in this part:

(1) "Arbitration organization" means an association, agency, board, commission, or other entity that is neutral and initiates, sponsors, or administers an arbitration proceeding or is involved in the appointment of an arbitrator;

(2) "Arbitrator" means an individual appointed to render an award, alone or with others, in a controversy that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate;

(3) "Court" means a court of competent jurisdiction in this state;

(4) "Knowledge" means actual knowledge;

(5) "Person" means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality; public corporation; or another legal or commercial entity; and

(6) "Record" means information that:
- (A) Is inscribed on a tangible medium; or
- (B) Is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 319, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 65 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Merrimack Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Batts, 59 S.W.3d 142 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001).

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Merrimack Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Batts, 59 S.W.3d 142 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 12× “Second, even if the appraisal clause could be construed as an agreement to arbitrate, it is not enforceable because it was not executed in accordance with the requirements of Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-302 (a) (2000). A.”

T.R. Mills Contractors, Inc. v. WRH Enter., LLC, 93 S.W.3d 861 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 6× “Such safeguards include section 29-5-307, providing that a party may not waive his right to representation by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing, and the provision in section 29-5-302, at issue here, that an agreement to submit disputes must be in writing.”

Buraczynski v. Eyring, 919 S.W.2d 314 (Tenn. 1996). · cites it 4× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-5-302(a) (Supp.1995).”

Wade Harvey, Ex Rel. Alexis Breanna Gladden v. Cumberland Trust & Inv. Co., 532 S.W.3d 243 (Tenn. 2017). · cites it 3× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-302 (2012). Moreover, this Court has acknowledged that both the FAA and the Tennessee Uniform.”

Benton v. Vanderbilt Univ., 137 S.W.3d 614 (Tenn. 2004). · cites it 3× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-5-302(a) (2000). As this Court has recognized, [a]ttitudes towards arbitration changed as time passed.”

Poole v. Union Planters Bank, N.A., 337 S.W.3d 771 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-5-302(a) (2000). And the Tennessee Supreme Court has recognized that the public policy of this state promotes arbitration as an alternative to the adjudica *778 tive process.”

City of Blaine v. John Coleman Hayes & Assocs., Inc., 818 S.W.2d 33 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 4× “The provisions of the act pertinent to the controversy before us are T.C.A. § 29-5-302 and § 29-5-303 which we quote: 29-5-302.”

Akilah Louise Wofford v. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Inc., 490 S.W.3d 800 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-302 (a). Further, as explained by this Court: In permitting and indeed encouraging arbitration of disputes, the legislature sought to facilitate and promote a quicker, more cost effective, less cumbersome, yet binding means of dispute resolution.”

Tuetken v. Tuetken, 320 S.W.3d 262 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “is valid, enforceable and irrevocable save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. ... (b) The making of an agreement described in this section providing for arbitration in this state confers jurisdiction on the court to enforce the…”

Pugh's Lawn Landscape Co. v. Jaycon Dev. Corp., 320 S.W.3d 252 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “(b) 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.”

Glassman, Edwards, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, P.C. v. B. J. Wade, 404 S.W.3d 464 (Tenn. 2013). · cites it 3× “Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-5-303 provides in its entirety: (a) On application of a party showing an agreement described in § 29-5-302, and the opposing party's refusal to arbitrate, the court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration, but if the opposing party…”

Darrell Trigg v. Little Six Corp., 457 S.W.3d 906 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-5-302(a). The Supreme Court has stated that “[i]n general, arbitration agreements in contracts are favored in Tennessee both by statute and existing case law.”

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— Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-302(a) — 13 cases

Merrimack Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Batts, 59 S.W.3d 142 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “Second, even if the appraisal clause could be construed as an agreement to arbitrate, it is not enforceable because it was not executed in accordance with the requirements of Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-302 (a) (2000). A.”

T.R. Mills Contractors, Inc. v. WRH Enter., LLC, 93 S.W.3d 861 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “Such safeguards include section 29-5-307, providing that a party may not waive his right to representation by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing, and the provision in section 29-5-302, at issue here, that an agreement to submit disputes must be in writing.”

Buraczynski v. Eyring, 919 S.W.2d 314 (Tenn. 1996). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-5-302(a) (Supp.1995).”

Benton v. Vanderbilt Univ., 137 S.W.3d 614 (Tenn. 2004). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-5-302(a) (2000). As this Court has recognized, [a]ttitudes towards arbitration changed as time passed.”

Poole v. Union Planters Bank, N.A., 337 S.W.3d 771 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 29-5-302(a) (2000). And the Tennessee Supreme Court has recognized that the public policy of this state promotes arbitration as an alternative to the adjudica *778 tive process.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-302(a)(2000) — 1 case

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-302(b) — 1 case

Michael J. Hogan v. Janet Katherine Hogan (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009).

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