{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-5-307","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-5-307","heading":"Validity of agreement to arbitrate","body":"(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.\n(b) The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"ce0f575fc40546fae292def83370c0a4486e19743890fc7830a8724e7d8f8943","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-5-306","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-5-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}