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ODENTHAL v. MCSDA

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

649 N.W.2d 426 (2002)

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

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald I. Meshbesher, Katherine S. Flom, Meshbesher & Spence, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Patrick Tierney, Collins, Buckley, Sauntry & Haugh, St. Paul, MN, Attorney for Respondent MCSDA.

Richard L. Pemberton, Leantha G. Wolter, Erica Gutmann Strohl, Meagher & Geer, PLLP, Minneapolis, MN, Attorneys for Respondent Rideout.

Eric E. Jorstad, Daniel J. Connolly, Bruce Jones, Faegre & Benson, LLP, Minneapolis, MN, Attorney for Amicus Curiae, Minnesota Religious Council.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

Appellant Steven Odenthal filed a claim against his former minister, respondent Lowell Rideout, alleging clergy malpractice, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of fiduciary duty or confidential relationship, and negligence, based on Rideout's conduct in providing marriage counseling to Odenthal and his wife. Odenthal also sued the Minnetonka Seventh-Day Adventist Church, the Minnesota Conference of Seventh...

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