HOUG v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CAS. CO.

No. C9-93-1101.

509 N.W.2d 590 (1993)

Larry Reed HOUG, Respondent, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, Bethel Lutheran Church in Lester Prairie, Minnesota, Respondent, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, f/k/a the American Lutheran Church, Defendant, M.C., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied February 24, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Berens, Kelly & Berens, Minneapolis, for Larry Reed Houg.

Kay Nord Hunt, Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, Minneapolis, for State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.

Gerald L. Maschka, Farrish, Johnson & Maschka, Mankato, for Bethel Lutheran Church in Lester Prairie, Minnesota.

Considered and decided by RANDALL, P.J., and DAVIES and FLEMING, JJ.


OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Respondent M.C., a parishioner at Bethel Lutheran Church in Lester Prairie, Minnesota, sued both respondent Bethel Lutheran Church and its minister, respondent Reverend Larry Houg. As to Houg, M.C. alleged that he sexually abused and sexually exploited her while she was seeing him for marital counseling. As to Bethel Lutheran Church, M.C. alleged theories of respondeat superior, negligent employment, and negligent supervision.

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