Vargas v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Opinion by

Judge ROY.

Plaintiff, Lisha Vargas, appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In April 1990, just prior to graduating from high school, plaintiff, who was insured by State Farm, suffered torn knee ligaments in an automobile accident. Prior to the accident, plaintiff was a full time student with no, or very limited, employment history.

Plaintiff asserts that prior to the accident she was interested in criminal justice (law enforcement) as a career field.…