no. b-000119-c melinda matthews, individually ) in the district court ...

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1 Q So, the franchisor - or American Dairy Queen -
2 decides what to do and what it can do outside the
3 franchise agreement, correct?
4 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the form.
5 A I don't think they sit around and say, "Is
6 this in the franchise agreement or not?" I think they
7 might talk about what needs to be done for good business
8 practices, not good franchising practices, at that
9 particular time.
10 Q So, it is your opinion the Texas Dairy Queen
11 playground project that IDQ implemented was, one,
12 outside the franchise agreement for the Strickland Drive
13 Dairy Queen?
14 A Yes.
15 Q Two, that it was not done by looking at the
16 legal implications, but done as a good business
17 practice?
18 A I can't agree to that. I don't know what you
19 mean by your use of the word "legal." I don't know if
20 that's a reference to the franchise agreement or what
21 you are referring to.
22 Q That the Texas Dairy Queen playground project
23 was not done by American Dairy Queen to avoid
24 liability - legal liability, but to - as a good business
25 practice?