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DREVLOW v. LUTHERAN CHURCH, MISSOURI SYNOD

No. 92-2874.

991 F.2d 468 (1993)

Mark DREVLOW, Appellant, v. LUTHERAN CHURCH, MISSOURI SYNOD, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 15, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry A. Bond, St. Louis, MO, argued, for appellant.

Brian C. Howe, St. Louis, MO, argued (Donald L. James, on the brief), for appellee.

Before WOLLMAN and BEAM, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, Senior District Judge.

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Mark Drevlow appeals the district court's order dismissing his diversity complaint against the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod (Synod) on First Amendment grounds. Because the First Amendment does not bar all of Drevlow's claims against the Synod, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

On September 5, 1991, Drevlow filed a three-count complaint in the district court seeking damages against the Synod under Missouri law for libel, negligence...

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