Morris v. Medin

This court upholds the trial court’s determination that in an election of the board of directors of Bella Vista Property Owners Association, only one vote may be cast for each lot in Bella Vista, even though a lot may have multiple owners. With all due respect to the learned chancellor and my fellow appellate judges, I must dissent.

The fallacy of this decision can be illustrated with a hypothetical factual situation. Assume that a lot in Bella Vista is purchased by three brothers, John, Bill, and Jim Smith, and they take title as tenants in common, with each brother owning a one-third…