Legal Opinion
Basich v. Board of Pensions (ELCA)
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided November 28, 1995No. C8-95-882, CX-95-883PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KALITOWSKI, Judge.
Respondents, several Lutheran pastors, a lay employee and a Lutheran congregation (Pastors), filed this individual action for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty against appellants, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) and the Board of Pensions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Board of Pensions). The ELCA and the Board of Pensions moved for summary judgment on the grounds that the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Freedom of Conscience Clause of the Minnesota Constitution deprive the court of subject…
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