Patton Medical of Gulf Coast, Inc. v. Michael Relle

CARLTON, J., FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. Patton Medical of Gulf Coast, Inc. ("Patton Medical") claims that it entered into a joint business venture with Michael K. Relle ("Relle Sr.") and Orthotic & Prosthetic Specialists, Inc. ("O&P") to furnish orthotics and prosthetics in the Mississippi Gulf Coast area. The business arrangement failed. Believing it was still owed a portion of the joint venture's profits, Patton Medical sued Relle Sr. and O&P in Harrison County Court, seeking recovery under the parties' business venture agreement and under Mississippi's open-account statute, Mississippi Code…