Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company v. Evangelical Free Church of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION BROTHERHOOD MUTUAL ) INSURANCE COMPANY, ) ) Plaintiff(s), ) ) Case No. 4:21-cv-00086-SRC v. ) ) EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF ) AMERICA, et al., ) ) Defendant(s). ) Memorandum and Order Brotherhood seeks a declaration that it has no duty to defend the Evangelical Free Church of America, known as the EFCA, or pastor Adolf Friz against a lawsuit pending in state court. In that suit, minor John Doe levies several sexual-abuse-related claims against pastor Friz. Doe also brought a single claim against the EFCA—intentional…