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ÐÌà@55'ìàò òOPINIONó óˆÐ –#æ" ÐÌà  àThis€is€a€T.R.A.P.€10€extraordinary€appeal.€€Defendants,€Willie€Joe€Alexander€(Alexander),Ð v%Æ $ Ðand€Local€1733€of€the€American€Federation€of€State,€County,€and€Municipal€Employees€(AFSCME),Ð f&¶!% Ðappeal€the€order€of€the€trial€court€denying€their€motion€to€dissolve€the€temporary€injunction€issuedÐ V'¦"& Ðand€to€dismiss€the€complaint€filed€by€plaintiff,€Alfred€Dowdy€(Dowdy).Ô#†XéXXXé#ÔÔ#†¼ò„»XXéP#ÔÔ‡XéX»¼ò„ÔÐ F(–#' ÐÌÔ‡XéXXXéÔÔ#†¼ò„»XXéµ #ÔÔ‡XéX»¼ò„Ôà  àPlaintiffððs€complaint,€filed€June€30,€1998,€alleges€that€plaintiff€is€a€member€of€the€executiveÐ &*v%) Ðboard€of€Local€1733,€that€defendant,€Alexander,€is€president€of€Local€1733,€and€that€Local€1733Ð +f&* ÐAFSCME€is€a€unincorporated€association€acting€as€the€collective€bargaining€representative€of€severalÐ ,V'+ Ðemployees€with€various€employers€in€Shelby€County,€Tennessee.€€The€complaint€avers€that€a€specialÐ ö,F(, Ðboard€meeting€of€the€executive€board€was€scheduled€for€May€29,€1998€to€evaluate€the€performanceÐ æ-6)-ý÷ Ðof€the€unionððs€executive€director,€Dorothy€Crook,€who€has€been€the€executive€director€sinceÐ ° ÐDecember,€1995.€€The€complaint€avers€that€at€that€board€meeting€the€majority€of€members€of€theÐ  ð Ðexecutive€board€voted€to€terminate€the€employment€of€Ms.€Crook€as€executive€director€effective€JuneÐ à Ð30,€1998,€but€that€plaintiff€voted€against€the€action€to€remove€Ms.€Crook.€€The€complaint€alleges€thatÐ €Ð Ðat€no€time€prior€to€the€meeting€was€Ms.€Crook€or€the€executive€board€given€notice€of€the€charges€orÐ pÀ Ðthat€there€would€be€a€vote€on€whether€to€retain€her.€€The€complaint€further€avers€that€prior€to€theÐ ` ° Ðboard€meeting,€Ms.€Crook€had€stated€to€the€executive€board€and€informed€the€international€unionÐ P   Ðthat€an€improper€life€insurance€plan€for€some€of€the€Shelby€County€employees€had€been€institutedÐ @  Ðby€Alexander€and€other€members€of€the€executive€board€in€violation€of€the€union€constitution€andÐ 0 € Ðthe€international€constitution.€€The€complaint€alleges€that€the€May€29,€1998€meeting€was€notÐ  p  Ðconducted€pursuant€to€the€rules€and€procedures€of€the€union€and€that€the€action€taken€at€the€meetingÐ `  Ðwas€void€because€of€failure€to€comply€with€such€procedures.€€Ð P  ÐÌà  àThe€complaint€further€avers€that€on€June€1,€1998,€Alexander€announced€by€letter€to€eachÐ à0  Ðmember€of€the€Local€that€a€general€membership€meeting€would€be€held€June€16,€1998,€at€6€p.m.€€TheÐ Ð  Ðcomplaint€alleges€that€the€announcement€identified€an€item€of€business€as€the€action€of€the€executiveÐ À Ðboard€dismissing€Ms.€Crook.€€The€complaint€further€avers€that€at€the€June€16€meeting€a€motion€wasÐ ° Ðmade€from€the€floor€to€rescind€the€action€of€the€board,€but€Alexander€refused€to€allow€the€questionÐ  ð Ðto€be€voted€on€by€the€general€membership,€ruling€that€the€motion€was€out€of€order€because€theÐ à Ðconstitution€of€Local€1733€gives€the€executive€board€the€authority€to€hire€and€fire€the€executiveÐ €Ð Ðdirector€and€also€because€there€was€no€a€quorum€present€at€the€meeting.€€Dowdy€further€alleges€thatÐ pÀ Ðhe€has€filed€charges€with€the€international€union€concerning€the€illegal€act€of€defendant€AlexanderÐ `° Ðand€other€members€of€the€board€and€avers€that€Ms.€Crook€has€also€filed€charges€with€theÐ P  Ðinternational€union€against€defendant€Alexander€and€other€officers€and€members€of€the€board.€€TheÐ @ Ðcomplaint€alleges€that€because€of€ongoing€contract€negotiations€and€other€responsibilities€of€Ms.Ð 0€ ÐCrook,€the€union€will€be€irreparably€harmed€if€another€executive€director€is€hired€by€the€board.€€TheÐ  p Ðcomplaint€seeks€a€temporary€restraining€order€to€prevent€removing€Ms.€Crook€as€executive€directorÐ ` Ðand€seeking€a€replacement€for€her.€€The€complaint€also€seeks€a€temporary€injunction€to€enjoinÐ P Ðdefendants€from€removing€Ms.€Crook€and€filling€the€position€until€the€general€membership€isÐ ð@ Ðallowed€to€vote€and€until€such€time€as€the€international€union€addresses€the€charges€filed€againstÐ à0 Ðdefendant€Alexander€and€others€arising€out€of€the€efforts€to€remove€Ms.€Crook.€€A€temporaryÐ Ð  Ðrestraining€was€issued€and€a€hearing€for€the€temporary€injunction€was€set€for€July€13,€1998.€€Ð À! ÐÌà  àIn€response€to€the€complaint,€defendants€filed€ð ðDefendantsðð€Statement€of€Opposition€toÐ  #ð! ÐIssuance€of€Temporary€Injunction€and€Motion€to€Dismiss€Complaint,ðð€which€avers€that€Ms.€CrookÐ $à" Ðwas€terminated€on€May€29,€1998,€and€placed€on€administrative€leave€with€pay.€€It€is€averred€that€she€Ð €%Ð # Ðwas€given€the€option€of€remaining€an€employee€of€the€Local€by€becoming€a€staff€member.€€TheÐ p&À!$ Ðpleading€further€avers€that€she€rejected€the€option,€and€her€employment€was€terminated€effectiveÐ `'°"% ÐJune€30,€1998.€€Copies€of€the€Minutes€of€the€executive€board€were€attached€and€incorporated€in€theÐ P( #& Ðpleading.€€The€pleading€further€alleges€that€Article€6€of€the€constitution€grants€the€sole€and€exclusiveÐ @)$' Ðpower€to€the€executive€board€for€hiring€an€executive€director€and€setting€the€terms€of€employment.€Ð 0*€%( ÐThe€pleading€further€avers€that€Ms.€Crook€did€not€have€a€contract€of€employment€with€the€Local€andÐ  +p&) Ðwas€an€employee€at€will.€€The€pleading€moves€to€dismiss€the€complaint€because€the€plaintiff€hasÐ ,`'* Ðfailed€to€exhaust€the€remedies€provided€for€in€the€international€constitution€of€AFSCME€or€the€LocalÐ ° Ð1733€constitution,€and€that€if€there€had€been€a€breach€of€contract€of€employment€with€DorothyÐ  ð ÐCrook,€an€€adequate€remedy€at€law€exists€for€her€to€sue€for€damages.€€It€is€further€averred€that€theÐ à Ðcomplaint€fails€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àOn€July€29,€1998,€the€chancery€court€entered€ð ðOrder€Granting€Temporary€Injunctionðð€whichÐ ` ° Ðstates€as€follows:Ð P   ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€on€July€17,€1998€before€theÐ 0 € ÐHonorable€Neal€Small,€Chancellor,€upon€statements€of€counsel€andÐ  p  Ðthe€entire€record€in€this€cause.€€From€all€of€which€it€appears€to€theÐ `  ÐCourt€that€a€temporary€injunction€should€issue€as€set€out€in€this€OrderÐ P  Ðhereafter.Ðð@ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIT€IS,€THEREFORE,€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED,€ANDÐ Ð  ÐDECREED:à  àÐÀ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à1.€€The€Defendants€are€restrained€from€hiring€a€new€ExecutiveÐ  ð ÐDirector,€pending€further€orders€of€the€Court.Ðà` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à2.€€Dorothy€Crook€will€continue€to€receive€her€pay€as€ExecutiveÐ pÀ ÐDirector€in€accordance€with€this€Order€but€may€not€exercise€the€officeÐ `° Ðand€the€authority€of€Executive€Director.ÐP ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à3.€€All€parties€being€desirous€of€a€resolution€by€the€InternationalÐ 0€ ÐUnion€of€matters€regarding€the€discharge€of€Dorothy€Crook,€the€CourtÐ  p Ðwill€hold€proceedings€in€this€cause€in€abeyance€until€a€determinationÐ ` Ðis€made;€and€when€made,€the€parties€will€report€to€the€Court€regardingÐ P Ðthe€status€of€the€case.Ðð@` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à4.€€Pending€a€resolution€of€this€case€by€the€parties€or€judicialÐ Ð  Ðresolution€by€the€Court,€or€until€such€time€as€the€Court€deemsÐ À! Ðappropriate,€A.F.S.C.M.E.€Local€1733€shall€pay€Dorothy€Crook€theÐ °"  Ðsalary€and€wages€she€regularly€received€as€Executive€Director.€€In€theÐ  #ð! Ðevent€that€she€is€not€reinstated,€then€A.F.S.C.M.E.€Local€1733€shallÐ $à" Ðbe€entitled€to€set„off€for€the€salary€payments€against€severance€and/orÐ €%Ð # Ðbenefits€to€which€she€is€entitled.Ðp&À!$` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à5.€€This€temporary€injunction€shall€be€in€effecting€[sic]€pendingÐ P( #& Ðfurther€orders€of€this€Court.Ð@)$'` x` x ÐÌà  àOn€July€29,€1999,€the€defendants€filed€a€ð ðMotion€to€Dismiss€and€Dissolve€TemporaryÐ  +p&) ÐInjunction.ðð€€€The€affidavits€and€exhibits€thereto€filed€in€support€of€the€Motion€to€Dismiss€reflect€theÐ ,`'* Ðfollowing€undisputed€facts:€€Article€VI,€Sec.€1€of€the€Constitution€of€Local€1733€provides€that€theÐ ° Ðð ðlocal€executive€board€shall€hire€the€director€who€shall€be€the€chief€administrative€officer€of€thisÐ  ð Ðlocal.ðð€€In€response€to€a€complaint€filed€by€Dowdy,€the€international€president,€Gerald€W.€McEntee,Ð à Ðadvised€Dowdy€of€his€ruling:€Ð €Ð ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àThere€is€nothing€in€the€Constitution€of€Local€1733€that€gives€theÐ ` ° Ðmembership€the€authority€to€review€or€reverse€decisions€made€by€theÐ P   Ðexecutive€board€regarding€the€hiring€or€firing€of€the€director.€€BasedÐ @  Ðon€the€quoted€portion€of€Article€VI,€Section1,€it€is€clear€that€theÐ 0 € Ðexecutive€board,€and€only€the€executive€board,€has€the€authority€toÐ  p  Ðmake€decisions€regarding€the€hiring€and€firing€of€the€director,€andÐ `  Ðthat€the€membership€of€the€Local€does€not€have€the€authority€toÐ P  Ðoverrule€such€decisions€or€to€usurp€the€authority€of€the€executiveÐ ð@  Ðboard€to€make€them.€€Therefore,€the€president€of€Local€1733€properlyÐ à0  Ðruled€the€motion€made€by€Brother€Jones€at€the€June€16€membershipÐ Ð  Ðmeeting€out€of€order.ÐÀ` x` x ÐÌà  àIn€addition€to€Dowdyððs€administrative€complaint,€Crook€also€filed€charges€against€AlexanderÐ  ð Ðand€other€members€of€the€Local€pursuant€to€the€international€operating€procedures€of€the€union.€€SheÐ à Ðchallenged€the€decision€by€the€executive€board€to€terminate€her€employment.€€International€president,Ð €Ð ÐAlbert€Diop,€was€appointed€to€serve€as€trial€officer€and€conducted€hearings€on€August€13,€SeptemberÐ pÀ Ð14€„€15,€and€October€9,€1998,€in€Memphis,€Tennessee.€€The€trial€officer€summarized€six€charges€filedÐ `° Ðby€Ms.€Crook,€all€of€them€dealing€with€her€termination€as€executive€director.€€The€trial€officerÐ P  Ðdetermined€in€his€report€dated€December€14,€1998,€that€all€of€the€accused€were€not€guilty€of€theÐ @ Ðcharges€filed€against€them,€and€that€Crook€had€been€properly€terminated€in€accordance€with€theÐ 0€ Ðconstitution€of€the€union.€€By€a€letter€dated€August€20,€1999,€Ms.€Crook€was€duly€notified€that€theÐ  p ÐAFSCME€International€Executive€Board€heard€her€appeal€from€the€trial€officerððs€decision€and€upheldÐ ` Ðthe€decision€of€the€union€trial€officer.€€Ð P ÐÌà  àOn€October€12,€1999,€the€trial€court€entered€its€ð ðOrder€on€Motion€to€Dismiss€and€Motion€toÐ à0 ÐModify€Temporary€Injunction,ðð€which€states:€Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThis€cause€came€to€be€heard€upon€Defendantsðð€Motion€toÐ °"  ÐDismiss€and€Motion€to€Dissolve€the€Temporary€Injunction€entered€onÐ  #ð! ÐJuly€29,€1998.€€Upon€review€of€the€motions,€and€affidavit€in€supportÐ $à" Ðof€the€motions,€the€response€filed€by€Plaintiff,€upon€statements€andÐ €%Ð # Ðargument€of€counsel,€and€upon€the€entire€record€in€the€file,€it€appearsÐ p&À!$ Ðto€the€Court€that€the€motion€to€dismiss€should€be€denied.€€The€CourtÐ `'°"% Ðmakes€the€following€findings:ÐP( #&` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à1.€€The€Court€entered€an€injunction€enjoining€the€discharge€ofÐ 0*€%( ÐDorothy€Crook€until€further€proceedings€from€this€Court€and€until€theÐ  +p&) Ðresolution€of€judicial€charges€filed€with€A.F.S.C.M.E.€by€Ms.€Crook;Ð,`'*` x` x Їà8  àà8` Ð Ð à2.€€The€Court€further€ordered€that€the€parties€report€back€to€the€CourtÐ ° Ðat€the€conclusion€of€the€A.F.S.C.M.E.€judicial€proceedings€and€thatÐ  ð Ðthe€parties€have€now€reported€back€to€the€Court.€€There€is€aÐ à Ðsubstantial€issue€concerning€the€manner€in€which€Ms.€Crook€wasÐ €Ð Ðterminated€and€the€notice€given€to€her€and€the€members€of€the€BoardÐ pÀ Ðas€to€the€purpose€of€the€meeting.€€Further,€it€was€a€very€close€vote€inÐ ` ° Ðfavor€of€her€removal.€€The€Court€believes€that€the€injunction€shouldÐ P   Ðbe€modified€to€permit€a€re„vote€by€the€Board€on€whether€to€retain€orÐ @  Ðdismiss€Ms.€Crook.Ð0 €` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à3.€€The€injunction€shall€remain€in€effect€until€such€time€as€there€is€aÐ `  Ðspecial€meeting€of€the€Board€of€Director€of€Local€1733€ofÐ P  ÐA.F.S.C.M.E.€where€the€charge€of€ð ðlack€of€leadershipðð€against€Ms.Ð ð@  ÐCrook€shall€be€heard€and€at€said€meeting€Ms.€Crook,€Plaintiff,€andÐ à0  Ðother€board€members€shall€have€an€opportunity€to€address€the€chargeÐ Ð  Ðand€the€board€shall€vote€on€whether€to€retain€or€dismiss€Ms.€Crook.€Ð À ÐThis€Board€meeting€shall€be€in€the€presence€of€the€generalÐ ° Ðmembership€and€the€general€membership€shall€be€made€aware€of€theÐ  ð Ðpurpose€of€the€meeting€and€the€right€to€attend€at€least€two€(2)€weeksÐ à Ðbefore€the€meeting.€€This€special€meeting€of€the€Board€of€DirectorsÐ €Ð Ðshall€be€held€on€Saturday,€November€20,€1999€beginning€at€9:00€a.m.€Ð pÀ ÐThe€re„vote€of€the€Board€will€be€dispositive€of€the€issue€of€theÐ `° Ðretention€or€dismissal€of€Dorothy€Crook.ÐP ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à4.€€On€November€22,€1999,€the€temporary€injunction€shall€beÐ 0€ Ðdissolved€provided€there€is€a€Board€meeting€in€compliance€with€thisÐ  p ÐOrder.€€The€Temporary€Injunction€shall€remain€in€effect€in€all€otherÐ ` Ðaspects.ÐP` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à5.€€The€Court€had€previously€addressed€the€Motion€to€DisqualifyÐ à0 ÐJudge€in€conference€with€the€attorneys€for€the€parties.€€For€the€reasonsÐ Ð  Ðstated€in€the€conference,€the€Court€denies€the€Motion€to€DisqualifyÐ À! ÐJudge.׃ ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×а" ` x` x Їà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIT€IS,€THEREFORE,€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED,€ANDÐ ° ÐDECREED:Рð` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à1.€€That€the€Motion€to€Dismiss€and€the€Motion€to€DissolveÐ €Ð ÐTemporary€Injunction€are€hereby€denied;ÐpÀ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à2.€€That€the€Temporary€Injunction€shall€remain€in€effect€untilÐ P   ÐNovember€22,€1999€provided€there€is€compliance€with€this€Order;€andÐ@ ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à3.€€That€the€Temporary€Injunction€shall€be€dissolved€if€a€specialÐ  p  Ðmeeting€of€the€Board€is€held€on€November€20,€1999€beginning€atÐ `  Ð9:00€a.m.€to€decide€whether€to€retain€Dorothy€Crook€as€ExecutiveÐ P  ÐDirector€and€at€said€meeting,€Plaintiff,€Defendant€Alexander,€Ms.Ð ð@  ÐCrook,€and€any€members€of€the€board€shall€be€heard€on€the€issue€andÐ à0  Ðthe€general€members€shall€be€notified€of€the€meeting€at€least€two€(2)Ð Ð  Ðweeks€before€this€meeting€and€the€membership€shall€have€the€right€toÐ À Ðattend€this€meeting.а` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à4.€€The€decision€of€the€Board€will€be€dispositive€of€the€issue€ofÐ à Ðretention€or€dismissal€of€Dorothy€Crook,€but€not€as€to€other€issues€inÐ €Ð Ðthe€case.ÐpÀ` x` x ÐÌà  àOn€October€29,€1999,€the€court€entered€a€ð ðSupplemental€Order€on€Motion€to€Dismiss€andÐ P  ÐMotion€to€Modify€Temporary€Injunction,ðð€which€provides:€Ð @ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€òòin€cameraóó€on€October€28,Ð  p Ð1999€before€the€Hon.€Walter€L.€Evans,€Chancellor,€upon€defendantsððÐ ` Ðoral€motion€to€clarify€the€Courtððs€òòOrder€on€Motion€to€Dismiss€andÐ P ÐMotion€to€Modify€Temporary€Injunctionóó,€entered€October€12,€1999,Ð ð@ Ðstatement€of€counsel,€and€the€entire€record€in€this€cause;€and€theÐ à0 ÐCourt€found€clarification€would€be€helpful€and€proper.€€TheÐ Ð  Ðdefendants€asked€the€Court€if€the€order€made€a€re„vote€by€theÐ À! Ðexecutive€board€to€retain€or€dismiss€the€executive€director€required€orÐ °"  Ðoptional.€€The€Court€stated€that€the€re„vote€was€required€by€the€CourtÐ  #ð! Ðbecause€the€Court€was€of€the€opinion€that€advance€notice€of€theÐ ° Ðpossibility€of€termination€was€not€given€to€the€executive€board€andÐ  ð Ðthe€executive€director€and€that€the€vote€to€terminate€was€close.Ðà` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIT€IS,€THEREFORE,€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED€ANDÐ pÀ ÐDECREED€that€the€òòOrder€on€Motion€to€Dismiss€and€Motion€toÐ ` ° ÐModify€Temporary€Injunctionóó,€entered€October€12,€1999,€is€properlyÐ P   Ðinterpreted€to€mean€that€the€executive€board€is€required€to€re„vote€onÐ @  Ðthe€issue€of€whether€the€executive€director€is€to€be€retained€orÐ 0 € Ðdismissed.Ð p ` x` x ÐÌDefendants€were€granted€an€extraordinary€appeal€pursuant€to€Rule€10€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€and€presentÐ P  Ðfor€review€two€issues,€as€stated€in€their€brief:ò òÐ ð@  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àó ó1.€Whether€the€chancery€court€erred€by€impermissibly€interfering€inÐ Ð  Ðthe€government€of€the€local€union€by€requiring€a€ð ðre„voteðð€of€aÐ À Ðdecision€of€the€executive€board€to€terminate€the€executive€director?а` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à2.€€Whether€the€chancery€court€erred€by€imposing€specific€elementsÐ à Ðof€process€as€a€condition€precedent€to€firing€an€at„will€employee?€€€ò òà0@\` x` xàЀÐ` x` x Ðó óÌà  àAt€the€conclusion€of€oral€argument€counsel€for€appellants€requested€permission€toÐ `° Ðdemonstrate€to€the€court€that€it€had€the€power€to€dispose€of€the€entire€case€as€part€of€thisÐ P  Ðextraordinary€appeal.€€Parties€were€allowed€ten€days€to€file€supplemental€briefs€on€a€third€issue:Ð @ ÐÌà  àà8 ` à3.€€Whether€on€extraordinary€appeal€of€the€order€of€the€chancellorÐ  p Ðmandating€a€re„vote€of€the€executive€board€of€a€decision€to€terminateÐ ` Ðthe€executive€director,€this€Court€has€the€power€to€dispose€of€€theÐ P Ðentire€case.Ðð@` x` x ÐÌà  àAlthough€the€issues€as€framed€by€defendants€will€be€discussed,€we€perceive€that€theÐ Ð  Ðdispositive€issue€is€whether€the€chancellor€erred€in€denying€dissolution€of€the€injunction€andÐ À! Ðdismissing€the€action.Ð °"  ÐÌà  àAs€a€general€rule,€a€member€of€a€labor€union€is€not€entitled€to€judicial€relief€from€the€decisionÐ $à" Ðof€a€local€officer€of€tribunal€of€the€union€which€settles€a€controversy€adverse€to€him€or€her€until€theÐ €%Ð # Ðmember€exhausts€remedial€procedures€within€the€union.€€ò òòòHaynes€v.€United€Chemical€Workers,€CIOó óóó,Ð p&À!$ Ð190€Tenn.€165,€228€S.W.2d€101€(1950).€€ò òòòSee€also€Bryan€v.€International€Allianceó óóó,€43€Tenn.€Ct.Ð `'°"% ÐApp.€180,€306€S.W.2d€64€(1957).€€However,€the€courts€may€intervene€where€the€unionððs€ownÐ P( #& Ðprocedures€have€not€been€followed.€€ò òòòCoke€v.€United€Transportation€Unionó óóó,€552€S.W.2d€402€(Tenn.Ð @)$' ÐCt.€App.€1977).Ð 0*€%( Ðâ âÐ  +p&) Ðà  àIn€the€instant€case,€there€is€nothing€in€the€unionððs€constitution€providing€for€a€re„vote€asÐ ° Ðâ âordered€by€the€chancellor.€€The€chancellorððs€order€for€a€re„vote,€if€allowed€to€stand,€would€in€effectÐ  ð Ðalter€the€unionððs€internal€procedures,€and€such€an€intrusion€is€not€warranted€by€the€record€in€thisÐ à Ðcase.€We€note,€however,€that€the€chancellorððs€ruling€implicitly€accepts€the€unionððs€ruling€that€thereÐ €Ð Ðis€no€requirement€for€a€general€membership€vote€as€initially€claimed€by€Mr.€Dowdy.€€It€is€undisputedÐ pÀ Ðin€this€record€that€the€executive€board€acted€within€its€authority€in€its€dismissal€of€Ms.€Crook,€andÐ ` ° Ðthe€record€reflects€no€justification€for€the€courtððs€intrusion€into€the€unionððs€affairs.Ð P   ÐÌà  àMr.€Dowdy€maintains€that€if€the€Court€should€decide€that€the€chancellor€exceeded€hisÐ 0 € Ðauthority€in€ordering€a€re„vote,€that€the€case€should€be€remanded€for€further€proceedings€in€the€trialÐ  p  Ðcourt.€€We€disagree€with€that€reasoning.€€The€original€complaint€seeks€an€injunction€to€enjoinÐ `  Ðdefendants€from€removing€Ms.€Crook€and€from€filling€the€executive€director€position€until€theÐ P  Ðgeneral€membership€is€allowed€to€vote€and€until€such€time€as€the€international€union€addresses€theÐ ð@  Ðcharges€filed€against€Willie€Joe€Alexander€and€others€arising€out€of€the€removal€of€Ms.€Crook.€€TheÐ à0  Ðorder€granting€the€temporary€injunction€provided€that€the€proceedings€in€the€case€would€be€held€inÐ Ð  Ðabeyance€until€a€determination€is€made€by€the€international€union€on€matters€regarding€the€dischargeÐ À Ðof€Dorothy€Crook.€€A€determination€has€now€been€made€by€the€international€union€which€isÐ ° Ðundisputed€in€the€record€that€the€general€membership€is€not€authorized€to€vote€on€this€matter€and€thatÐ  ð ÐMs.€Crookððs€termination€was€in€accord€with€the€unionððs€rules.€€It€is€time€for€the€Courtððs€interferenceÐ à Ðwith€the€unionððs€internal€affairs€to€terminate.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€order€of€the€trial€court€is€vacated.€€The€motion€to€dissolve€the€injunction€isÐ `° Ðgranted,€and€the€complaint€is€dismissed.€€Costs€of€the€appeal€are€assessed€against€the€plaintiff,€AlfredÐ P  ÐDowdy€and€his€surety.Ô#†XéXXXéê #ÔÔ#†¼ò„»XXé, #ÔÔ€XéX»¼ò„ÔÐ @ ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à__________________________________________Ð  p Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€PRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.