ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN v. STATE COMP. INS. FUND

No. 91-324.

830 P.2d 1271 (1992)

ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Appellant, v. STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alden Pedersen argued, Pedersen & Hardy, Billings, for appellant.

Laurence A. Hubbard argued, Legal Counsel, State Compensation Mut. Ins. Fund, Helena, for respondent.


HUNT, Justice.

This matter is before the Court on appeal from the Workers' Compensation Court which held that appellant's pastor was an employee of St. John's Lutheran Church for purposes of workers' compensation coverage. Appellant argues that the pastor is an independent contractor and not an employee. Appellant also argued unsuccessfully before the Workers' Compensation Court that the designation of the pastor as an employee violated the free exercise clause of...

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