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

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1 Q Now, ADQ voluntarily undertook a project to
2 try to make the Texas Dairy Queen playgrounds safe for
3 children?
4 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the form.
5 A They weren't trying to make the playgrounds
6 safe for children. They were trying to get their
7 franchisees to make their playgrounds safe for children.
8 MR. LAWDERMILK: Object as nonresponsive.
9 Q (By Mr. Lawdermilk) ADQ voluntarily undertook
10 a project -- Strike that.
11 ADQ voluntarily undertook a project in
12 hopes of making all Texas Dairy Queen playgrounds safe
13 for children?
14 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the form.
15 A They undertook a project that dealt with
16 something that wasn't in their franchise agreement -
17 playgrounds that they wanted to make safer.
18 Q And that included the Strickland Dairy Queen?
19 A Yes.
20 Q And ADQ - one of the reasons they did this is
21 they recognized it as being necessary to protect the
22 customers at the Texas Dairy Queens including the
23 Strickland Dairy Queen?
24 A I truly don't know their motivation.
25 MR. LAWDERMILK: Don, if you don't mind,