Wencke v. City of Indianapolis

SHIELDS, Judge.

Elwood Wencke appeals the decision of the trial court denying his petition to enjoin enforcement of the Indianapolis Police Department’s mandatory retirement age of 65. He raises the following issues on appeal:

1) whether application of a mandatory retirement age of 65 to Wencke violated the constitutional prohibition against impairment of contracts;

2) whether the Indianapolis Police Department is estopped from enforcing a mandatory retirement age of 65;

3) whether the trial court erred in admitting expert testimony concerning the fitness of 65 year old police officers to serve…