NORRIS, WILLIAM A., Jr., Associate Judge.
Although the trial court correctly dismissed appellants' amended complaint for failure to state a cause of action, it was improper to dismiss this complaint with prejudice. A dismissal with prejudice should not be ordered without giving the party offering the defective pleading an opportunity to amend unless it is clear that the pleading cannot be amended so as to state a cause of action. Hansen v. Central Adjustment, Bureau...
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