LEZCANO v. LEATHERBY INSURANCE CO.

No. 78-37.

372 So.2d 214 (1979)

Diego LEZCANO and Mirelia R. Lezcano, His Wife, Appellants, v. LEATHERBY INSURANCE COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied July 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald V. Alvarez and Larry Klein, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Basil E. Dalack, of Walton, Lantaff, Schroeder & Carson, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


MOORE, Judge.

The question on this appeal is whether a passenger in an automobile, who is injured by the negligence of a driver of another automobile, may "stack" his own uninsured motorist coverage with that of his host driver in order to declare the tortfeasor an "underinsured" driver, pursuant to Section 627.727(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1975).1 The trial court held that he could not. We reverse...

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