Pago Petroleum Products, Inc. v. Ye Ahn Moolsoan, Ltd.

BACKGROUND

At issue in this case is the question of who will pay the bill for products purchased from plaintiff Pago Petroleum Products, Inc. ("PPP") by defendant Ye Ahn Moolsoan, Ltd. ("YAM").

The following facts are undisputed. Defendant Ralph Tuia ("Tuia") and YAM, represented by Kyu Won Kim ("Kim"), formulated together some type of unincorporated business association, known as Polynesian Trading Company ("PTC"). PTC encountered various business *35difficulties, and eventually folded.1 As the business was experiencing problems, Kim left American Samoa and has not been present in the Territory…