Gleason v. Jack Alan Enterprises, Inc.

This case is an example of “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” 1 It arises out of an automobile accident, involving a delivery truck and a pedestrian, which occurred on June 9, 1975 in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the intersection of Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive. William C. Gleason, 2 the appellant, was on that date on a shopping trip to the area and was standing on the southeast corner of the intersection some four feet back from the curb waiting for the light to change so that he could cross the street, when he was struck by a driverless 1969 Chevrolet van truck owned by…