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204 1 Franchising is like the way we operate 2 our lives. We operate our lives on systems; and when 3 you go outside a system, you get different results, 4 usually not as good. So, franchising is like life. 5 It's based on the best results are gotten through 6 systems that work. 7 Q And do the franchising models have a good 8 success rate in this country? 9 A They do. 10 Q As compared -- Would you compare that to 11 businesses or start-up businesses in general? 12 A The statistics that are commonly put out are 13 that a franchise - that seven years after a franchisee 14 is in business, about 90 percent of them are still in 15 business. 16 Q Now, how does that compare to nonfranchise 17 businesses that are seven years outside their start-up 18 time? 19 A The published statistics are reversed - 20 10 percent will still be in business - 7 to 10 percent 21 of a nonfranchise start-up business will still be in 22 business. 23 Q And what publications are you relying upon to 24 base that information? 25 A You see those periodically from the WALL
205 1 STREET JOURNAL to FORTUNE to ENTREPRENEUR to INC. And 2 the International Franchise Association itself will 3 quote these statistics. 4 (EXHIBIT NO. 12 MARKED.) 5 Q I would like to hand you what I have marked as 6 Gappa Exhibit No. 12 if you will identify that as well 7 for me? 8 A Okay. This one again builds from what is 9 franchising to the purposes to what are the elements of 10 franchising. 11 Q And can you explain to the ladies and 12 gentlemen of the jury why the elements of franchising is 13 important? 14 A Because it is like the elements of a recipe to 15 a meal. If you leave out one of them, you know, it is 16 like making chocolate chip cookies and forgetting the 17 chocolate chips and saying it is still chocolate chip 18 cookies. 19 Any one of these, if they are not 20 present, will get you less results than you want if they 21 are present. 22 Q And what are the elements of franchising? 23 A A name brand, a system that tells you how to 24 operate, a group of people that will come out and help 25 improve your performance, the relationship you have with
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3 1 I N D E X 2 Page 3 Appearances
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5 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 THE VID
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7 1 Q Have you ever been to AA meet
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9 1 A When you add philosophy to Go
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11 1 proceedings regarding the divo
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13 1 Q Okay. And nothing is in here
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15 1 Q Well, awhile ago there was a
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17 1 go call the Judge and we will
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19 1 correct. 2 Q I asked you if th
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21 1 A No, I did not. 2 MR. LAWDERM
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23 1 A No. 2 Q Do you hold any cert
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25 1 '75, '76. 2 Q Why did you leav
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27 1 A Yes, as a matter of fact. Wh
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29 1 A Don't remember. 2 Q Don't re
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31 1 franchises? 2 A The franchise
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33 1 Q Have you ever been to it? 2
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35 1 Q Are you saying that you are
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37 1 Q So, then they would be diffe
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39 1 Q (By Mr. Lawdermilk) You have
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41 1 Q So, I'm going to take it tha
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43 1 Q Let me just clean it up for
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45 1 Q That's all I'm trying -- I'm
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47 1 an employee. 2 Q So, this was
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49 1 Exhibit 7 on it. 2 MR. LIGHTY:
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51 1 A Brian Swift is the name. As
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53 1 themselves, but for their cust
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55 1 subsets below it, right? 2 A T
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57 1 the invoice. I don't -- I assu
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59 1 in nonlegal-related areas, and
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61 1 A $350. 2 Q What are your othe
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63 1 use the word standard. Use cor
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65 1 language. 2 Q So, now y'all we
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67 1 When a franchisor requires som
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69 1 it is their intellectual prope
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71 1 obligation. 2 You have an obli
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73 1 they realize they can't cut co
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75 1 MR. LAWDERMILK: The list. 2 A
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77 1 your opinion still the same fo
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79 1 correct? 2 A Correct. 3 Q And
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81 1 me, it is about what somebody
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83 1 Q Thank you. 2 And all of the
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85 1 mailings to franchisors. 2 Q S
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87 1 layman in the field. 2 Q So, a
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89 1 ask me a particular requiremen
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91 1 Q And if it wasn't restricted
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93 1 paragraph? 2 Q Third full para
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95 1 compliance even if it is outsi
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97 1 the new franchisees are requir
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99 1 entered into a security agreem
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101 1 Q Anyone else? 2 A No. 3 Q So
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103 1 A Ask me that again. 2 Q Do y
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105 1 A I can't -- I can't speak to
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107 1 A I don't know. 2 Q Well, you
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109 1 A Yes. But to make sure we co
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111 1 guidelines on Texas Dairy Que
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113 1 uses when it sends people int
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115 1 A That would be American Dair
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117 1 doesn't -- It relates to very
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119 1 equipment as it was on Octobe
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121 1 read. 2 Q Well, is it accordi
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123 1 this report, thought how many
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125 1 QVSC - the performance of the
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127 1 before Tyler's death? 2 A All
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129 1 Q The very last one at the bo
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131 1 A If my memory serves me corr
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133 1 Q Where did you get the langu
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135 1 Q That American Dairy Queen c
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137 1 Q Did the Dairy Queen on Stri
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139 1 Q Is that a "yes"? 2 A Yes. 3
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141 1 Q Is that a "yes"? 2 A -- to
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143 1 Strickland Drive Dairy Queen'
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145 1 you know that? 2 MR. LIGHTY:
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147 1 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the for
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149 1 occurs, that clause is in the
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151 1 the playground project for AD
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Page 159 and 160: 159 1 playgrounds are so dangerous,
Page 161 and 162: 161 1 Q Okay. Do you agree that the
Page 163 and 164: 163 1 MR. LAWDERMILK: Go off the re
Page 165 and 166: 165 1 A I don't know that. When McD
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Page 169 and 170: 169 1 A Well, what I can do is simp
Page 171 and 172: 171 1 It states: The non-core opera
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Page 177 and 178: 177 1 MR. LIGHTY: Object to the for
Page 179 and 180: 179 1 to Brochure 100 and other ins
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Page 183 and 184: 183 1 will do it. Thank you. I pass
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Page 187 and 188: 187 1 Q -- for the Strickland Dairy
Page 189 and 190: 189 1 Q American Dairy Queen and In
Page 191 and 192: 191 1 own consulting company 20 yea
Page 193 and 194: 193 1 A Went to work for a consulti
Page 195 and 196: 195 1 Q Okay. Are you a member of a
Page 197 and 198: 197 1 occasions have you been retai
Page 199 and 200: 199 1 Q Do you have any other repor
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Page 207 and 208: 207 1 Q Do they qualify under that
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Page 211 and 212: 211 1 A What we got was the right t
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Page 219 and 220: 219 1 A Doesn't exist. 2 Q Okay. Wh
Page 221 and 222: 221 1 required. So, they can make a
Page 223 and 224: 223 1 A It can be revoked or suspen
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Page 235 and 236: 235 1 A No. 2 Q And is that true fo
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Page 249 and 250: 249 1 A The findings are that 64 pe
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Page 253 and 254: 253 1 I signed?" 2 Q Do you find an
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255 1 Q And those have been documen
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257 1 Q Awhile ago you said that th
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259 1 A Personal meetings would hav
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263 1 NO. B-000119-C 2 MELINDA MATT
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265 1 FURTHER CERTIFICATION UNDER R
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267 1 I, ROBERT A. GAPPA, have read
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