(a) An award of the commissioner issued pursuant to this part shall be binding upon the parties, but either party may seek to vacate the award in any court with jurisdiction over the original subject matter, by commencing the appropriate original action against the other party within thirty (30) days of receiving a copy of the award.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 45-1-205

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of financial institutions. See Tennessee Code 45-1-103
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) Review by the court shall be de novo.
(c) If the party against whom an award is rendered does not initiate an appeal as provided in subsection (a) and does not comply with the award, the commissioner shall consider the lack of compliance as a violation of this section and may order the party to comply as provided by § 45-1-107.
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