Obad v. Allstate Insurance

'Judgment and order unanimously reversed, without costs, and motion denied. Memorandum: The motion, which was made on the face of the complaint, challenged its legal sufficiency in that it failed to state a cause of action. Thus we must accept the allegations of the complaint as true, and give the plaintiff the benefit of all reasonable inferences therefrom. The complaint states in substance that the defendant attempted to force and coerce the plaintiff to accept an offer of settlement in the amount of $6,250. This is combined with an allegation of a threat that if the offer should be…