Bailey v. Horace Mann Insurance

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Don E. Bailey filed, pro se, an action against Horace Mann Insurance Company (“Horace Mann”), alleging Horace Mann fraudulently coerced him into settling a claim for uninsured motorist benefits under an automobile liability insurance policy issued by Horace Mann. Horace Mann denied the material allegations of the complaint and filed a motion for summary judgment and the affidavit of Laura Barrett, a Horace Mann claims adjuster. Barrett identified a release executed by Bailey and deposed that the release “should be a bar to the pending action.” The release provides…