ODENTHAL v. MN CONFERENCE OF ADVENTISTS

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

657 N.W.2d 569 (2003)

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.

January 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald I. Meshbesher, Katherine S. Flom, 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., Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for appellant Rideout.

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


OPINION

ROBERT H. SCHUMACHER, Judge.

Respondent Steven R. Odenthal sued appellant Minnesota Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists (MCSDA) for negligent retention, supervision, and training (negligent employment) and appellant Lowell Rideout for negligent counseling, intentional infliction of emotional distress, clergy malpractice, and breach of fiduciary duty. He alleged vicarious liability against MCSDA. Rideout and MCSDA moved the district court for summary...

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