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DIEGO LEZCANO AND MIRELIA R. LEZCANO, HIS WIFE, APPELLANTS, v. LEATHERBY INSURANCE COMPANY, A FOREIGN CORPORATION, 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). The trial court held that he could not. We reverse on the authority of United States Fidelity Guaranty Company v. Curry, 371 So.2d 677, Fla. 3rd DCA, Opinion filed May 8, 1979; See generally, Tucker v. Government Employees Insurance Co., 288 So.2d 238 (Fla. 1973); Allstate Insurance Co. v. Dairyland Insurance Co., 271 So.2d 457 (Fla. 1972); Sellers v. United States Fidelity Guaranty Co., 185 So.2d 689 (Fla. 1966).

This case arose in 1975, therefore, § 627.4132 is not applicable.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

CROSS and DAUKSCH, JJ., concur.

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LEZCANO v. LEATHERBY INSURANCE CO
(Jul 17, 1979)