Loren Christian Brandes, Plaintiff/appellant/cross-Appellee v. United States of America, Defendants/appellees/cross-Appellants

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Loren Brandes appeals from the district court’s determination that Brandes was the sole cause of the automobile accident in question and from the denial of his motion for a new trial. Included in this appeal is a cross-appeal from the United States regarding the district court’s decision that Rue Dann, the driver of the government vehicle, was a federal employee when the accident occurred. Because we find that Dann was not a federal employee, the district court lacked jurisdiction over the subject matter of the case and its decisions are therefore vacated.

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