Schoenhals v. Mains
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FORSBERG, Judge.
Following their expulsion as members of Faith Tabernacle of Truth Church (Church), Larry and Nancy Schoenhals brought this action against the Church and its pastor, Ronald Mains. The district court granted summary judgment to the Church and Mains, and dismissed the Schoenhals’ claims of fraud and defamation.
The Schoenhals appeal. We affirm.
FACTS 1
In mid-July 1988, Mains asked the Scho-enhals to sign a guaranty on behalf of the Church. Mains represented to them that if the Church ever defaulted, the guarantors would split any profits which were made on the sale of the…
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