John Brown v. Steve Brienen

As the majority opinion states, ante at 362, the appellees have not appealed from the district court ruling that the alleged breach of contract was a deprivation of property within the meaning of the fourteenth amendment. The majority opinion states that this court may consider any grounds for affirmance that the record will support, citing Brown v. Marquette Savings & Loan Ass’n, 686 F.2d 608, 611 (7th Cir.1982). I read Brown, however, to state that this court will affirm a judgment if the record supports affirmance where the district court relied on a wrong ground or applied the wrong…