Mason v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

J. JONES, Justice.

Eugene L. Mason sued State Farm in district court alleging negligence, bad faith, breach of contract, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, premised on the fact that State Farm refused to pay a portion of Mason’s medical expenses. State Farm asked the court to compel arbitration of the dispute under the medical payment coverage provision of Mason’s insurance policy. The district court denied the motion, holding the dispute to be outside the scope of the arbitration clause. We reverse.

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Eugene L. Mason was involved in an automobile accident on October 6, 2003. At…