State, Division of Administration, Office of Facility Planning & Control v. Infinity Surety Agency, L.L.C.

GUIDRY, Justice.

_jjWe granted the State of Louisiana’s writ application to determine whether the lower courts erred in sustaining the defendants’ exceptions of no cause of action and dismissing the State’s suit with prejudice. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the rulings of the lower courts and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings.

FACTS

Because this case concerns review of a ruling on an exception of no cause of action, we begin as we must with the allegations asserted in the State of Louisiana’s Petition for Damages and Forfeiture of Bid Security…