Maynard Kidd Shirley Kidd William Nelson v. United States of America, and Daniel Robert Lang, Dba Danny Lang's Sunset Sky Ranch

68 F.3d 480 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Maynard KIDD; Shirley Kidd; William Nelson, Plaintiffs - Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, and Daniel Robert Lang, dba Danny Lang's Sunset Sky Ranch, Defendant - Appellee. No. 94-15364. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 16, 1995. * Decided Oct. 23, 1995. 1 Before: PREGERSON and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges, and McLAUGHLIN ** , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Plaintiffs Maynard Kidd, Shirley Kidd, and William Nelson appeal the district court's granting of a directed verdict pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a) in favor of defendant Daniel Robert Lang dba Danny Lang's Sunset Sky Ranch ("Sunset"). The court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 . The sole issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in finding that plaintiffs had presented insufficient evidence to prove that Sunset's negligence caused the crash. We affirm. BACKGROUND 4 This…