Case Name: 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
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1998-11-18
Citations: 722 So. 2d 231
Docket Number: No. 98-00464
Parties: 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.
Judges: BLUE, A.C.J., and FULMER and WHATLEY, JJ., Concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 722
Pages: 231–232

Head Matter:
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.
No. 98-00464
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Nov. 18, 1998.
Rehearing Denied Dec. 4, 1998.
Lawrence B. Friedman and Steven H. Os-ber of The Friedman Law Firm, P.A., Boca Raton, for Appellants.
Gerald W. Pierce of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., Fort Myers, for Appel-lee.

Opinion:
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 entrust a ear to a driver who is that age or older without being negligent.... Without more, an allegation that a person entrusted a ear to a person who is under 25 cannot state a claim for negligent entrustment." Mathews v. Federated Svc. Ins. Co., 122 Or.App. 124, 857 P.2d 852, 858 (Or.App.1993). Therefore, Appellants' proposed amended complaints did not state a cause of action.
Because the amendment would have been futile, we hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend. Accordingly, we affirm.
Affirmed.
BLUE, A.C.J., and FULMER and WHATLEY, JJ., Concur.