Legal Opinion
Pederson v. American Lutheran Church
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided May 5, 1987No. C7-86-2048PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FOLEY, Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment dismissing a complaint filed by appellant Joel T. Pederson against respondents American Lutheran Church, f.k.a. The Evangelical Lutheran Church, and others (Church) to recover pension benefits allegedly due him. We affirm.
FACTS
Pederson was a minister of the Church from 1952 until 1963, when he was removed from the clergy roster after accepting positions with two independent Lutheran congregations. While in the Church’s service, he had participated in its pension plan. Following his removal from the roster, Pederson sought to recover from the…
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