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

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1 THE WITNESS: I'm ready to go.
2 MR. LIGHTY: Okay.
3 EXAMINATION
4 BY MR. LIGHTY:
5 Q Would you please introduce yourself to the
6 ladies and gentlemen of the jury.
7 A My name is Robert A. Gappa.
8 Q Mr. Gappa, as you well know, my name is Don
9 Lighty; and I'm here on behalf of International and
10 American Dairy Queen. Before we get started and I ask
11 you some questions, I would like you to tell the ladies
12 and gentlemen of the jury where you reside?
13 A Houston, Texas.
14 Q And what is your occupation?
15 A Consultant.
16 Q What type of consultant?
17 A Specializing in multiunit retailing and
18 franchising.
19 Q Can you tell the ladies and gentlemen of the
20 jury just briefly about your education and your
21 background before you started into the business world?
22 A Sure. College education, some graduate work
23 with no graduate agree, taught in college, taught in a
24 religious Catholic educational center for adults, and
25 then worked in consulting companies until I started my