EXHIBIT 24






                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



I hereby appoint  William G. Mustain and Wayne R. Wilver,  or either of them, my
true and  lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  each with full power of  substitution,  to
Comdial  Corporation's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year  ended
December  31,  1995  on my  behalf  in my  capacity  as a  director  of  Comdial
Corporation, and to sign on my behalf in such capacity any and all amendments to
such Annual  Report which  either such  attorneys-in-fact,  or their  respective
substitutes, may deem appropriate or necessary.



Dated:  02/6/96

                                                       /s/ A. M. GLEASON
                                                       A. M. Gleason



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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


I hereby appoint  William G. Mustain and Wayne R. Wilver,  or either of them, my
true and  lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  each with full power of  substitution,  to
Comdial  Corporation's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year  ended
December  31,  1995  on my  behalf  in my  capacity  as a  director  of  Comdial
Corporation, and to sign on my behalf in such capacity any and all amendments to
such Annual  Report which  either such  attorneys-in-fact,  or their  respective
substitutes, may deem appropriate or necessary.


Dated:  02/6/96

                                                    /s/ MICHAEL C. HENDERSON
                                                    Michael C. Henderson

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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

I hereby appoint  William G. Mustain and Wayne R. Wilver,  or either of them, my
true and  lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  each with full power of  substitution,  to
Comdial  Corporation's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year  ended
December  31,  1995  on my  behalf  in my  capacity  as a  director  of  Comdial
Corporation, and to sign on my behalf in such capacity any and all amendments to
such Annual  Report which  either such  attorneys-in-fact,  or their  respective
substitutes, may deem appropriate or necessary.


Dated:  02/6/96

                                               /s/ WILLIAM E. PORTER
                                               William E. Porter


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

I hereby appoint  William G. Mustain and Wayne R. Wilver,  or either of them, my
true and  lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  each with full power of  substitution,  to
Comdial  Corporation's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year  ended
December  31,  1995  on my  behalf  in my  capacity  as a  director  of  Comdial
Corporation, and to sign on my behalf in such capacity any and all amendments to
such Annual  Report which  either such  attorneys-in-fact,  or their  respective
substitutes, may deem appropriate or necessary.


Dated:  02/6/96

                                          /s/ JOHN W. ROSENBLUM
                                          John W. Rosenblum


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

I hereby appoint  William G. Mustain and Wayne R. Wilver,  or either of them, my
true and  lawful  attorneys-in-fact,  each with full power of  substitution,  to
Comdial  +-Corporation's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal  year ended
December  31,  1995  on my  behalf  in my  capacity  as a  director  of  Comdial
Corporation, and to sign on my behalf in such capacity any and all amendments to
such Annual  Report which  either such  attorneys-in-fact,  or their  respective
substitutes, may deem appropriate or necessary.

Dated:  02/6/96

                                                   /s/ DIANNE C. WALKER
                                                   Dianne C. Walker