Haas v. Freeman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Herd, J.:

This is an interlocutory appeal in a tort action arising out of an automobile accident between Harlan A. Haas, plaintiff-appellant, and Mark S. Freeman, defendant-appellee. Horace Mann Insurance Company, appellant’s insurer, was joined as a party defendant under the underinsured motorist provision of K.S.A. 40-284. The trial court dismissed the insurance company to prevent the potential jury prejudice of having an insurance company as a named party but ruled the insurance company would be bound by any judgment rendered.

On January 5, 1982, at…