John C. Van Houten v. Ray Arthur Ralls and Gerald L. Byington

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:

John C. Van Houten commenced a suit against the United States and two employees of the federal Government in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. He sought to recover damages for injuries sustained when an automobile in which he was riding as a passenger collided with another vehicle due to the alleged negligence of both drivers. Both drivers, Ray Arthur Ralls and Gerald L. Bying-ton, and Van Houten himself, were employees of the United States acting within the scope of their employment at the time of the accident. Insofar as the United States was…