Raven v. WAYNE CTY. BD. OF COMMRS.

Clara Raven, a physician, was appointed to the office of deputy county medical examiner. She served in that capacity from her appointment in 1959 until 1970, when she was retired by the Board of Trustees of the Wayne County Employees’ Retirement System because she had reached the age of 65.

The issue is whether her mandatory retirement was lawful. We hold that it was, and affirm the Court of Appeals.

The statute provides that a county retirement plan may not require "elected or appointed officials” to retire. Raven contends that she is an appointed official.

We conclude that Raven is not an…