Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-306 (2026)
Application for judicial relief
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) Except as otherwise provided in § 29-5-329, an application for judicial relief under this part must be made by petition to the court and heard in the manner provided by law or rule of court for making and hearing motions.
- (b) Unless a civil action involving the agreement to arbitrate is pending, notice of an initial petition to the court under this part must be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action. Otherwise, notice of the motion must be given in the manner provided by law or rule of court for serving motions in pending cases.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 319, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2025 · leading case: Akilah Louise Wofford v. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Inc., 490 S.W.3d 800 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015).
Akilah Louise Wofford v. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Inc., 490 S.W.3d 800 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). “See generally Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-306 (governing the proceedings before the arbitrator); Tenn.”
Arnold v. Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc., 914 S.W.2d 445 (Tenn. 1996). “or appointed as a neutral or corruption in any of the arbitrators or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; (3) The arbitrators exceeded their powers; (4) The arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown therefor or refused to hear…”
D & E Constr. Co. v. Robert J. Denley Co., 38 S.W.3d 513 (Tenn. 2001). “or appointed as a neutral or corruption in any of the arbitrators or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; (3) The arbitrators exceeded their powers; (4) The arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown therefor or refused to hear…”
Tuetken v. Tuetken, 320 S.W.3d 262 (Tenn. 2010). “or appointed as a neutral or corruption in any of the arbitrators or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; (3) The arbitrators exceeded their powers; (4) The arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown therefor or refused to hear…”
Pugh's Lawn Landscape Co. v. Jaycon Dev. Corp., 320 S.W.3d 252 (Tenn. 2010). “or appointed as a neutral or corruption in any of the arbitrators or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; (3) The arbitrators exceeded their powers; (4) The arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown therefor or refused to hear…”
Davis v. Reliance Elec. Indus. Co., 104 S.W.3d 57 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “arbitrator appointed as a neutral or corruption in any of the arbitrators or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; the arbitrators exceeded their powers; the arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown therefor or refused to hear…”
Ron Searcy, D/B/A Restoration Contractors v. John Herold (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). “However, when parties have not waived a hearing or the presentation of live testimony or have not provided for a specific arbitration procedure that does not envision a hearing, Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-306 contains the hearing procedure that must be followed.”
Rebound Care Corp. v. Universal Constructors (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “Whether the arbitration panel denied Rebound its right under T.C.A. § 29-5-306 to a proper evidentiary hearing on the claims and defenses at issue in the proceeding.”
Derwood Stewart v. Armtech Ins. Serv., Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018). “ity by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral or corruption in any of the arbitrators or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; (C) The arbitrators exceeded their powers; (D) The arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown therefor or…”
East River Capital, Inc. v. VLD Access, Inc. (S.D. Ill. 2020). “For example, there are default procedures for selecting an arbitrator, see Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-304 , and for conducting a hearing, see Tenn.”
MidSouth Constr., LLC v. Daniel Burstiner (Tenn. Ct. App. 2025). “ity by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral or corruption in any of the arbitrators or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; (C) The arbitrators exceeded their powers; (D) The arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown therefor or…”
Michael J. Hogan v. Janet Katherine Hogan (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009). “tor appointed as a neutral or corruption in any of the arbitrators or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; (3) The arbitrators exceeded their power; (4) The arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown therefor or refused to hear…”
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