PEDERSON v. AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH

No. C7-86-2048.

404 N.W.2d 887 (1987)

Joel T. PEDERSON, Appellant, v. The AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH, f.k.a. The Evangelical Lutheran Church, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied June 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. McNamara, Wersal & McNamara, P.A., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Hubert V. Forcier, John W. Haine, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, for respondents.

Heard, considered and decided by NIERENGARTEN, P.J., and PARKER and FOLEY, JJ.


OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment dismissing a complaint filed by appellant Joel T. Pederson against respondents American Lutheran Church, f.k.a. The Evangelical Lutheran Church, and others (Church) to recover pension benefits allegedly due him. We affirm.

FACTS

Pederson was a minister of the Church from 1952 until 1963, when he was removed from the clergy roster after accepting positions with two independent Lutheran...

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