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

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1 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the form.
2 A Could you put it in context for me?
3 Q What is the legal definition of "negligent
4 assistance"?
5 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the form.
6 A I don't know.
7 Q Okay.
8 A I don't know.
9 Q Can a franchisor's -- Strike that.
10 Could American Dairy Queen's actions give
11 them responsibilities and obligations and control
12 outside that of the franchisee agreement by their
13 conduct?
14 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the form.
15 A I don't know.
16 Q In your opinion from the documents you have
17 seen, did American Dairy Queen have any control over the
18 playground on Strickland Drive prior to October of 1999?
19 A That's my opinion - that they did not have any
20 control.
21 Q Okay. If a franchisor is inspecting
22 playgrounds, that's part of what they do, okay?
23 A Okay.
24 Q And then, say, in 1998 that franchisor finds
25 out that 67 percent of those playgrounds - those local