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,  1996  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:  02/4/97

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





                                                                      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,  1996  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:  02/4/97

      /s/ Michael C. Henderson
      Michael C. Henderson







                                                                      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,  1996  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:  02/4/97

      /s/ William E. Porter
      William E. Porter







                                                                      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,  1996  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:  02/4/97

      /s/ John W. Rosenblum
      John W. Rosenblum






                                                                      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,  1996  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:  02/4/97

      /s/ Dianne C. Walker
      Dianne C. Walker