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

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1 that under the category of core products and services?
2 A No, I wouldn't.
3 Q Based upon your experience with franchises, is
4 it typical for the owner and occupier of an individual
5 franchise store, such as Golden Triangle Dairy Queen or
6 Bruce Allred, or the company that holds the licensing
7 agreement, such as ADQ in this case, to control the
8 safety and security of their employees and customers?
9 MR. LAWDERMILK: Objection. Form.
10 A Both from a personal standpoint with the
11 franchises that I'm involved in and from the business
12 standpoint for the franchises I have been exposed to and
13 related to as clients, these two things - security and
14 safety are left up to the franchisee.
15 Q And is that your opinion specifically for the
16 Strickland Avenue Dairy Queen in this case?
17 MR. LAWDERMILK: Objection. Form.
18 A Yes. And what happens sometimes is in
19 safety-related issues, the franchisor will say that
20 whatever the manufacturer of the equipment says to do,
21 that's what you do. Whatever a governing body says -
22 like for food safety - that's what you do. And it's
23 your obligation.
24 MR. LAWDERMILK: Objection.
25 Nonresponsive.