Opinion ID: 2440987
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Heading: Withdrawal of Resignation

Text: For his first argument on appeal, Hopper claims that he is the rightful city attorney of Horseshoe Bend because he withdrew his resignation before it was accepted. Hopper is correct that under Arkansas law a city officer's resignation may be withdrawn anytime prior to its acceptance. Rider v. City of Batesville, 220 Ark. 31, 245 S.W.2d 822 (1952). Whether the resignation was actually withdrawn is, however, an issue to be resolved by the trier of fact. Id. During the trial, Hopper argued that he withdrew his resignation in his November 8, 1995, letter to the mayor and city council. In this letter, Hopper declared that he was withdrawing his resignation, and that he would take his seat at the next city council meeting  unless a majority of the members of the council agree that [he] should not. (Emphasis added.) The council then voted to reject Hopper's withdrawal of his resignation. Based on these facts, the jury could have reasonably concluded that Hopper's withdrawal was conditioned upon the city council's approval. Thus, we hold that there was sufficient evidence from which the jury could have concluded that Hopper's resignation was never effectively withdrawn. Accordingly, we affirm on this point.