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ODENTHAL v. MN CONF. OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENT.

Nos. C1-01-278, C4-01-291.

632 N.W.2d 783 (2001)

Steven R. ODENTHAL, Respondent, v. MINNESOTA CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS, Appellant, General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists; Minnetonka Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Defendants, Lowell Rideout, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

August 28, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald I. Meshbesher, Katherine S. Flom, Debra A. Filteau, Meshbesher Spence, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, (for respondent).

Patrick T. Tierney, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry Haugh, P.L.L.P., St. Paul, MN, (for appellant Minnesota Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists).

Richard L. Pemberton, Jr., Leatha G. Wolter, Erica Gutmann Strohl, Meagher Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, (for appellant Rideout).

Considered and decided by TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge, HALBROOKS, Judge, and LINDBERG, Judge.

OPINION

TOUSSAINT, Chief Judge

The district court denied appellants motion for summary judgment on respondents claim against appellant minister for negligent counseling. Appellants challenge this decision, asserting that the district court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over the action. Because resolution of the claim would result in excessive entanglement with religion in violation of the First Amendment, we reverse.

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