Brenda Darlene, Inc. v. Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc.

THOMAS, Judge.

In August 2008, two shrimp boats, the Brenda Darlene and the Apalachee Girl, returned from a shrimping trip to Texas. As was typical of both boats, they docked and sold their catch to Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc. (“BSF”), a seafood packing company. Two years later, in August 2010, Brenda Darlene, Inc., and Apalachee Girl, Inc. (“the shrimp-boat companies”), sued BSF, alleging breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, fraudulent suppression, unjust enrichment, and conversion. The shrimp-boat companies alleged in their complaint that BSF, through its president and agent John…