Firemen's Retirement System of St. Louis v. City of St. Louis

CRIST, Judge.

The Firemen’s Retirement System of St. Louis (Retirement System) appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of City of St. Louis (City) in a declaratory judgment action initiated by Retirement System to have a city ordinance declared invalid. We dismiss for failure to appeal from a final, appealable judgment.

State statutes authorizing City to create Retirement System are found in §§ 87.120 to 87.370, RSMo 1978. In 1983, § 87.175.1 was amended. In response, City enacted Ordinance 59018 on December 28, 1983. While this ordinance purported to comply with the statute, its…