Robert N. Janson Patsy J. Janson, on Behalf of Their Incompetent Son, Robert E. Janson v. Fred K. Christensen, M.D. Robert J. Dunn, M.D.

29 F.3d 632 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Robert N. JANSON; Patsy J. Janson, on behalf of their incompetent son, Robert E. JANSON, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Fred K. CHRISTENSEN, M.D.; Robert J. Dunn, M.D., Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15038. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 16, 1994. * Decided June 22, 1994. Before: GOODWIN, PREGERSON, and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** OVERVIEW 2 Robert N. Janson and Patsy J. Janson appeal the District Court's decision to grant the Appellees' motion for a directed verdict on behalf of the Appellant Robert E. Janson, their incompetent son. This medical malpractice tort claim was brought in the District Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1332(a)(1), based on diversity of citizenship. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1291. We affirm. BACKGROUND 3 Appellant Robert E. Janson, son of Robert N. and Patsy J. Janson, was severely injured in a single-car accident on August 15, 1985, when his…