STATE EX REL. GUSTE v. SIMONI, HECK & ASSOCIATES

No. 56673.

331 So.2d 478 (1976)

The STATE of Louisiana ex rel. William J. GUSTE, Jr., Attorney General, Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator, v. SIMONI, HECK & ASSOCIATES et al., Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1976.

Dissenting Opinion May 14, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Warren E. Mouledoux, First Asst. Atty. Gen., Robert E. Redmann, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff-applicant.

Carlos G. Spaht, Paul H. Spaht, Kantrow, Spaht, Weaver & Walter, Baton Rouge, for defendants-respondents.


TATE, Justice.

On application of the State of Louisiana, we granted certiorari, La., 320 So.2d 547 (1975), to review the dismissal of its claim against the defendants, an architectural firm ("Simoni") and a consulting engineer (Burkhalter). The state seeks damages from them for their defective performance in connection with construction of a state office building. The damages are alleged to result from defects in design and from...

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