Tenn. Code § 29-5-307

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069
Section 29-5-307 - Validity of agreement to arbitrate
(a) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration an existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable, except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.
(b) The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate.
(c) An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitrability has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable.
(d) If a party to a judicial proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, then the arbitration proceeding may continue pending final resolution of the issue by the court, unless the court otherwise orders.

T.C.A. § 29-5-307

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