Opinion ID: 222802
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Grossman's Other Undetermined Claims

Text: After eliminating the claims that are properly characterized as equity rather than debt and the claims by parties other than Grossman, only a single claim remains. That claim, 174, concerns a contractual obligation, which the bankruptcy court found to exist between Grossman and an entity that is not part of this bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court dismissed the claim, and the district court affirmed. On appeal, Grossman concedes that the contract does not bind any of the debtor entities. Instead, he seeks payment on an implied contract because Debtors benefitted from such financing efforts even though they were not parties to the agreements. The record does not support Grossman's claim that his services redounded to the debtors' benefit. He cites no evidence to support this claim and apparently failed to do so in the courts below. The bankruptcy and district courts were therefore correct to disallow claim 174.