PFEIL v. ST. MATTHEWS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN

No. A14-0605.

877 N.W.2d 528 (2016)

LaVonne PFEIL, Individually and as Trustee for Heirs of Henry Pfeil, deceased, Appellant, v. ST. MATTHEWS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF the UNALTERED AUGSBURG CONFESSION OF WORTHINGTON, Nobles County, Minnesota, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

April 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zorislav R. Leyderman , The Law Office of Zorislav R. Leyderman, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Ken D. Schueler , Jennifer M. Peterson , Dunlap & Seeger, P.A., Rochester, MN; and Timothy J. O'Connor , William L. Davidson , Lind, Jensen, Sullivan & Peterson, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for respondents.

Mark R. Bradford , Steven P. Aggergaard , Bassford Remele, Minneapolis, MN; and Sherri C. Strand , Mark Sableman , Anthony F. Blum , Thompson Coburn, LLP, Saint Louis, MO, for amicus curiae The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.


OPINION

In this case, we are presented with the question of whether pastors and their church can be held liable for statements the pastors made about a parishioner during formal church disciplinary proceedings. Appellants LaVonne and Henry Pfeil allege that they were defamed by the pastoral staff of St. Matthew Lutheran...

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