Seaberry v. Smith

GOTHARD, Judge.

This tort action was instituted by Charles L. Seaberry, who alleged that he received a ruptured disc and related psychological injuries, the result of a minor impact in which, while driving his employer’s pickup truck, he rear-ended the pickup truck of the defendant, Jimmy L. Smith.

Plaintiff instituted suit against Jimmy L. Smith, the driver of the offending vehicle, and his liability insurer Horace Mann Insurance Company, for damages resulting from the accident. Also named as a defendant was United States Fidelity & Guarantee Company (USF & G), the underin-sured motorist…