Garceau v. Iowa Kemper Insurance Co.

Opinion by

Judge METZGER.

In this declaratory judgment action, plaintiff, George Garceau, appeals the summary judgment requiring that he pay his own costs and fees incurred for the arbitration of an automobile insurance policy dispute. We reverse and remand with directions.

While riding as a passenger in a vehicle driven by an uninsured motorist, Garceau was injured when the vehicle left the roadway at a high rate of speed and collided with a stone wall. At the time of the accident, Garceau was a minor living with his father, who was insured by defendant, Economy Fire and Casualty Company.

The…