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· 1/19/2001

D & E Construction Co. v. Robert J. Denley Co.

Citations

  • 38 S.W.3d 513
  • 2001 Tenn. LEXIS 59

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that an arbitration clause with similar language indicated the parties’ intent to arbitrate breach of contract disputes
  • discussing the maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius, or “the expression of one thing is the exclusion of another (of the same kind)”
  • prohibiting attorney fees unless parties have an understanding to the contrary
  • “A trial court has the discretion to award attorney’s fees incurred in post- arbitration proceedings.”

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Judges: Barker, Anderson, Drowota, Birch, Holder

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