Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc. v. Barrentine

This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted to the defendant Barrentine in a suit on an open account. The legal issue is whether, as a matter of law, the debt sued upon was the debt of a corporation or of an individual the creditor claims was its alter ego.

Plaintiff Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc. filed its complaint against Kenny Bass and James Barrentine, d/b/a Papa's Fish Company. Bon Secour claimed that the defendants owed it money due on an open account for goods sold and delivered; plaintiff sought damages of $10,500, interest and costs. Defendant Barrentine filed a motion in which he…