Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 20, 1978No. 60931Published
1Opinion of the Court
272 N.W.2d 870 (1978)
Carolyn JOHNSON, Appellant,
v.
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.
No. 60931.
Supreme Court of Iowa.
December 20, 1978.
Beving, Swanson & Forrest by Charles S. Crook, III, Des Moines, for appellant.
Jones, Hoffman & Davison, Des Moines, for appellee.
Considered en banc.
McCORMICK, Justice.
The trial court sustained defendant's motion to dismiss plaintiff's petition on the ground she did not submit her uninsured motorist claim to arbitration before bringing suit on it. We hold that arbitration was not a condition precedent to her action. Therefore we reverse and remand.
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