2025-C-00695 Precedential Reversed and remanded Processed

Jerome Morgan, On Behalf Of Himself And Others Similarly Situated v. Blair's Bail Bonds, Inc., Bankers Insurance Company, Inc.

Louisiana Supreme Court · Filed October 14, 2025

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Supreme Court of Louisiana
October 14, 2025
Chief Deputy Clerk of Court
For the Court
The Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana
JEROME MORGAN, ON BEHALF OF
HIMSELF AND OTHERS SIMILARLY
SITUATED
VS.
BLAIR'S BAIL BONDS, INC.,
BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY,
INC.
No. 2025-C-00695
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IN
RE: Jerome Morgan - Applicant Plaintiff; Jerome Morgan, et al. - Applicant
Plaintiff; Applying For Writ Of Certiorari, Parish of Orleans Civil, Civil District
Court Number(s) 2019- 08430, Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Number(s) 2024-
CA-0714;
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October 14, 2025
Writ application granted. See per curiam.
Hughes, J., dissents and would deny.
JLW
WJC
JBM
PDG
JMG
CRC
10/14/2025 "See News Release 045 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents."

SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 2025-C-00695
JEROME MORGAN, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF
AND OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED
VS.
BLAIR’S BAIL BONDS, INC.,
BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
On Writ of Certiorari to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit,
Parish of Orleans
PER CURIAM
Writ granted. The plaintiff has established a right of action because he belongs
to the class of persons that has a legal interest in the matter asserted in the litigation.
See La. C.C.P. art. 927(A)(6); Dering v. Dering , 21-691, p. 1 (La. 10/1/21), 324
So.3d 1042 (citing Turner v. Busby, 03-3444, p. 4 (La. 9/9/04), 883 So.2d 412, 415);
Rebel Distributors Corp. v. LUBA Workers’ Comp. , 13-0749, p. 10 (La.
10/15/13), 144 So.3d 825, 833 (In examining the exception of no right of action, the
court should focus on whether the particular plaintiff has a right to bring the suit and
is a member of the class of persons that has a legal interest in the subject matter of the
litigation, assuming the petition states a valid cause of action for some person.).
Accordingly, the judgment of the district court granting the exception of no
right of action in favor of Blair’s Bail Bonds, Inc. and Bankers Insurance Company
is reversed. The case is remanded to the district court for further proceedings.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.