Legal Opinion

Dixie Electric Power Ass'n v. Hosey

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 1, 1968No. 44828PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, Justice:

Dixie Electric Power Association and its Board of Directors have appealed from a decree of the Chancery Court of the Second Judicial District of Jones County entered in a suit brought against them by appellees Kimble Hosey, Talmadge Sumrall, Wyatt' Thornton, C. F. Lowrey, J. A. Craft, Har-lon Murphy, and Carl Hollimon, members of the association.

The sole question involved on the appeal is whether or not members of the association have the right to vote by proxy at their official meetings. Appellees contended, and the chancellor held, that they did. The chancellor found that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gwin v. WilliamsMississippi Supreme Court · 1854
  2. Paramount Fire Ins. v. AndersonMississippi Supreme Court · 1951
  3. Cunningham v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Travis v. DantzlerMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Davis v. Agents Finance Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1964

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McNair v. Capital Electric Power AssociationMississippi Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Crystal Finnie v. Lee County Board of SupervisorsMississippi Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Fordice v. BryanMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Fordice v. BryanMississippi Supreme Court · 1995

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