Mitchell v. Concerned Citizens of CVEC, Inc.

Defendant J.P. Mitchell appeals from a declaratory judgment rendered in favor of Concerned Citizens of the CVEC, Inc. (hereinafter "Concerned Citizens"), holding that the circuit court is without authority to decide whether the removal of a trustee of an electric cooperative by the cooperative members, pursuant to the cooperative's by-laws, was for a legal cause set forth in the by-laws. We reverse.

J.P. Mitchell was elected to the board of trustees of the Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc., (hereinafter "Cooperative") in 1982 for a three-year term. The Cooperative is a non-profit,…