Case Name: Manuel MENDEZ and Santa Mendez, husband and wife; Adaly Mendez, a minor, by and through her father and natural guardian, and Elsa Vivian Machado, Appellants, v. DADELAND DODGE, INC., a Delaware corporation; Gary P. Simon, as personal representative of the Estate of Dulce Maria Lopez, deceased, and Juana Lopez, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1995-08-02
Citations: 657 So. 2d 1287
Docket Number: No. 94-1996
Parties: Manuel MENDEZ and Santa Mendez, husband and wife; Adaly Mendez, a minor, by and through her father and natural guardian, and Elsa Vivian Machado, Appellants, v. DADELAND DODGE, INC., a Delaware corporation; Gary P. Simon, as personal representative of the Estate of Dulce Maria Lopez, deceased, and Juana Lopez, Appellees.
Judges: Before BARKDULL, BASKIN and LEVY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 657
Pages: 1287–1287

Head Matter:
Manuel MENDEZ and Santa Mendez, husband and wife; Adaly Mendez, a minor, by and through her father and natural guardian, and Elsa Vivian Machado, Appellants, v. DADELAND DODGE, INC., a Delaware corporation; Gary P. Simon, as personal representative of the Estate of Dulce Maria Lopez, deceased, and Juana Lopez, Appellees.
No. 94-1996.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Aug. 2, 1995.
Liggio & Luckman, West Palm Beach, Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani and Philip M. Burlington, West Palm Beach, for appellants.
Adams & Adams and Mai-Ling E. Castillo, Miami, for appellees.
Before BARKDULL, BASKIN and LEVY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In an automobile accident case where the theory of liability was vicarious, the trial court denied a motion to amend the complaint to urge liability on a bailee in contrast to ownership of the dangerous instrumentality. The matter not having been set for trial, we reverse the order denying the amendment under the principles announced in Hart Properties, Inc. v. Slack, 159 So.2d 236 (Fla. 1963); O'Brien v. Young, 538 So.2d 112 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989); Old Republic Insurance Co. v. Wilson, 449 So.2d 421 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984); McClendon v. Key, 209 So.2d 273 (Fla. 4th DCA 1968), and return the matter to the trial court for further proceedings.
Reversed and remanded.