Legal Opinion
Richard A. Berent v. CMH Homes, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 2015No. E2013-01214-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · KirbyHolly Kirby, J.
in which SHARON G. LEE C.J., and CORNELIA A. CLARK, GARY R. WADE, and JEFFREY S. BIVINS, JJ., joined.
In this appeal, we are asked to overrule established precedent regarding the circumstances under which an arbitration provision in a consumer adhesion contract is rendered unconscionable and unenforceable based on non-mutual remedies, i.e., mandating arbitration for the consumer but reserving a judicial forum for the merchant. This case involves an adhesion contract for the sale of a manufactured home. The contract includes an arbitration provision under which the sellers retain the…
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