C.B. ex rel. L.B. v. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

Appellants C.B. and L.B., daughter and mother, appeal from summary judgment dismissing their claims for negligent supervision, respondeat superior, and ratification against respondent churches. This action arose in connection with the sexual abuse of C.B. by respondent Oscar Stene, an ordained Lutheran minister in good standing who, although retired, occasionally presided over services in respondents’ churches. Appellants argue that (1) the district court erred by dismissing their respondeat superior claim because genuine issues of material fact remain as to whether…