{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"missouri-sheriffs-retirement-system-respondent/cross","displayName":"Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement System, Respondent/Cross-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"mo:sc98484:2021-06-01","opinionId":"7d43e73f-af73-556a-aaf0-0f095859cb36","slug":"daven-fowler-et-al-appellantscross-respondents-v-missouri-sheriffs-retire-c98484","caseName":"Daven Fowler, et al., Appellants/Cross-Respondents, vs. Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement System, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.","caseNumber":"SC98484","court":"mo","courtLabel":"Supreme Court of Missouri","decisionDate":"2021-06-01","year":2021,"display_summary":"Daven Fowler and Jerry Keller challenged a $3 surcharge collected by municipal courts under § 57.955, RSMo, alleging it violated the Missouri Constitution and seeking restitution from the Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement System (MSRS). The circuit court dismissed the lawsuit for failure to join municipal court clerks as necessary parties but also addressed and rejected the constitutional challenge. The Missouri Supreme Court vacated the circuit court's judgment and remanded the case. The Court held that the clerks were not necessary parties and that § 57.955 violates article I, § 14 of the Missouri Constitution because the surcharge is not reasonably related to the administration of justice.","primaryTopic":"administrative-law","topicSlugs":["administrative-law","civil-procedure","other","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=177738","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/daven-fowler-et-al-appellantscross-respondents-v-missouri-sheriffs-retire-c98484","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"criminal-law","label":"Criminal Law","href":"/practice-areas/criminal-law","score":20,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: criminal-law"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/criminal-law"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}