Daven Fowler, Appellants/Cross-Respondents v. Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement System, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc DAVEN FOWLER, ET AL., ) Opinion issued June 1, 2021 ) Appellants/Cross-Respondents, ) ) v. ) No. SC98484 ) MISSOURI SHERIFFS' RETIREMENT ) SYSTEM, ) ) Respondent/Cross-Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JACKSON COUNTY The Honorable Kevin D. Harrell, Judge Daven Fowler and Jerry Keller appeal the circuit court's dismissal of their lawsuit against the Missouri Sheriffs' Retirement System ("MSRS"). MSRS cross-appeals. Because the municipal court clerks are not necessary and indispensable parties, and the statute authorizing the $3 surcharge, § 57.955,…