Laura Marie Rhodes v. Chicago Insurance Company, a Division of Interstate National Corporation

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Laura Marie Rhodes appeals from an order of the federal district court granting summary judgment to the defendants. Plaintiff’s suit sought payment of damages which had been agreed upon by plaintiff and defendants’ insured in a prior state-court proceeding. 1 We reverse and remand.

In 1978, plaintiff Rhodes applied for a modelling position and was interviewed by one John L. Shirley, a personnel and guidance counsellor. Rhodes alleged that, during subsequent counselling, Shirley engaged in sexual misconduct with her, that he hypnotized her without informing her…