Mershon v. Gino's, Inc.

The appellant (Mrs. Mershon), a postal clerk, not quite 60, lives alone in Dundalk, Baltimore County. Shortly before 5:00 p.m. on 23 April 1968 she paid her first visit to the Gino’s Drive-In on Pulaski Highway. Sunset that day was at 6:51 p.m. She parked her car in the fourth space from the entrance; at the time the interjacent spaces were occupied by other vehicles. She went in, bought some hamburgers and french fried potatoes. Carrying the bag of food and her purse she came out through the same door. The other vehicles had gone so she could have walked directly to her car but just as she…