SINGLETON v. CHRIST SERVANT EVANGELICAL

No. C9-95-1278.

541 N.W.2d 606 (1996)

R. Ray SINGLETON, Appellant, v. CHRIST THE SERVANT EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Respondent, Saint Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

Review Denied March 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott W. Lofthus, Sjostrom and Lofthus, Wayzata, for appellant.

David P. Pearson, Kristin Peterson LeBre, Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A., St. Paul, for Christ the Servant Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Carole Lofness Baab, Teresa M. Croke, Johnson & Condon, P.A., for Saint Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Considered and decided by SCHUMACHER, P.J., and DAVIES and WILLIS, JJ.


OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

Pastor R. Ray Singleton challenges summary judgment in favor of Church and Synod, arguing that the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution does not bar his claims of breach of contract, promissory estoppel, wrongful discharge, breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and tortious interference with contract. Singleton also argues that the district court erred...

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