The Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc. v. David Dworkin, David Dworkin v. Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc., Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

David Dworkin sued his former employer, Neiman-Marcus, for breach of his employment contract. Dworkin recovered judgment for $790,000 on a jury verdict in his favor. Neiman-Marcus contends that Dworkin resigned and should be estopped to claim wrongful discharge, and that no evidence supports the award of damages. We affirm.

I. FACTS

In early 1984, Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc. (“Carter Hawley”) hired David Dworkin as president of its Neiman-Mar-cus division. His five-year employment contract included an “evergreen” provision; at the end of each year, another year was…