SCOTT v. HERTZ CORP.

No. 98-00464

722 So.2d 231 (1998)

Elizabeth SCOTT, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Peter Scott, a minor, deceased; Linda Hanson, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Aaron Ebbert, a minor, deceased; Edward Smith and Joan Smith, as Personal Representatives of the Estate of James Smith, a minor, deceased, Appellants, v. The HERTZ CORPORATION, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied December 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence B. Friedman and Steven H. Osber of The Friedman Law Firm, P.A., Boca Raton, for Appellants.

Gerald W. Pierce of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., Fort Myers, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The Appellants, plaintiffs below, appeal the denial of their motions to file amended complaints to state a cause of action against The Hertz Corporation based on its decision to rent a car to a driver under the age of twenty-five years, contrary to the corporation's policy establishing twenty-five as the driver's minimum age. We agree with the reasoning of the Oregon Court of Appeals when it held, "If a 16-year-old can lawfully drive a car, a person may...

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