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1 Q And who is that?<br />

2 A It would be <strong>the</strong> franchisee of record.<br />

3 Q And who was that?<br />

4 A I want to look. I would have to look at <strong>the</strong><br />

5 franchise agreement to make sure I get that correct. I<br />

6 don't want to depend on my memory.<br />

7 Q Well, as you sit here today, who do you<br />

8 believe was responsible for <strong>the</strong> Strickland Drive<br />

9 Dairy Queen <strong>no</strong>t be<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> compliance on October 23rd of<br />

10 1999, with <strong>the</strong> CPSC?<br />

11 A Well, aga<strong>in</strong>, I want to look at <strong>the</strong> franchise<br />

12 agreement; and I'm <strong>no</strong>t a lawyer. So, I don't k<strong>no</strong>w what<br />

13 <strong>the</strong> legal obligations are of <strong>the</strong> sublease. I just k<strong>no</strong>w<br />

14 it happened, but I don't k<strong>no</strong>w what <strong>the</strong> legal<br />

15 implications are of that, but my op<strong>in</strong>ion is - as an<br />

16 expert <strong>no</strong>nlawyer is it is go<strong>in</strong>g to be <strong>the</strong> franchisee of<br />

17 record and if we can look at <strong>the</strong> documents, that's what<br />

18 I'm go<strong>in</strong>g to say.<br />

19 Q You don't k<strong>no</strong>w what <strong>the</strong> legal implications of<br />

20 <strong>the</strong> franchise agreement are ei<strong>the</strong>r, do you?<br />

21 A I'm <strong>no</strong>t sure that's an accurate statement. I<br />

22 do -- I k<strong>no</strong>w what some of <strong>the</strong>m are.<br />

23 Q You k<strong>no</strong>w what <strong>the</strong> legal implications of <strong>the</strong><br />

24 American Dairy Queen and Strickland Drive Dairy Queen<br />

25 franchise agreement are?

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