Legal Opinion
Akilah Louise Wofford v. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 23, 2015No. W2015-00092-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
J. STEVEN STAFFORD, P.J., W.S.,
delivered the opinion of the Court,
in which ARNOLD B. GOLDIN, J., and BRANDON O. GIBSON, J., joined.
This appeal concerns the enforceability of an agreement to arbitrate a dispute between a consumer and funeral home. The trial court refused to compel arbitration, finding no meeting of the minds as to the arbitration agreement. On appeal, the funeral home argues that this Court should consider not only the signed agreement, but also another document allegedly incorporated by reference into the parties’ contract in compelling arbitration. We hold: (1) the…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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- First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Upton v. TribilcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Doe v. HCA Health Services of Tennessee, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- Landers v. JonesTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
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3Cited by42 opinions
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