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Harold SNOWTEN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY and Willie Lee Snowten, Appellees.
    No. AQ-380.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
    Aug. 3, 1983.
    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.