Knights Marine & Industrial Services, Inc. v. Gulfstream Enterprises, Inc.

BARNES, J.,

FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. This dispute stems from the cleanup efforts on the Mississippi Gulf Coast due to the Deep Water Horizon BP oil spill in 2010. Gulfstream Enterprises Inc. (Gulf-stream) sued Knights Marine & Industrial Services Inc. (Knights) under the open-account statute in the County Court of Jackson County, alleging Knights failed to pay the full balance owed to Gulfstream for providing a crew-transport vessel with a captain and crew. Gulfstream later amended its complaint to add a breach-of-contract claim. After a bench trial, the county court entered: (1) a judgment in favor…