Snowten v. U.S Fidelity Guaranty

Full title: HAROLD SNOWTEN, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Aug 3, 1983

435 So. 2d 951 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

Opinion

No. AQ-380.

August 3, 1983.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Alachua County; Osee R. Fagan, Judge.

Anthony J. Salzman, Gainesville, for appellant.

Lauchlin T. Waldoch and Toby Monaco, of Dell, Graham, Willcox, Barber, Monaco Cates, P.A., Gainesville, for appellees.

Kimberly A. Ashby, of Maguire, Voorhis Wells, P.A., Orlando, for amicus curiae, Florida Defense Lawyers Ass'n.

Jane Kreusler-Walsh and Larry Klein, West Palm Beach, for amicus curiae, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. Raisen v. Raisen, 379 So.2d 352 (Fla. 1979).

We certify the following question as being of great public importance:

IS THE DOCTRINE OF INTERSPOUSAL IMMUNITY WAIVED, TO THE EXTENT OF AVAILABLE LIABILITY INSURANCE, WHEN THE ACTION IS FOR A NEGLIGENT TORT?

ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., SHIVERS and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.