Mendelson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

On and prior to January 6, 1975, plaintiff was an insured under a policy issued by defendant insurance company. On that date she was involved in an automobile collision with a vehicle driven by an uninsured motorist. The collision was duly reported by plaintiff to defendant insurance company, which assigned defendant Hahn to investigate the circumstances of the collision. Following its investigation, defendant insurance company paid to the uninsured motorist the full amount of his property damage claim and secured a general release of all claims which he might have.

Plaintiff sometime…