Case Name: Harold SNOWTEN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY and Willie Lee Snowten, Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-08-03
Citations: 435 So. 2d 951
Docket Number: No. AQ-380
Parties: Harold SNOWTEN, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY and Willie Lee Snowten, Appellees.
Judges: ROBERT P. SMITH, Jr., SHIVERS and NIMMONS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 435
Pages: 951–951

Head Matter:
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.

Opinion:
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.