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

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1 A In this case Mr. Allred did.
2 Q Do you have an expert opinion that the
3 nonoccupiers and owners of the premises, in this case
4 IDQ and ADQ, acted as a reasonably and prudent
5 franchisor as could be expected under the circumstances
6 in relation to the playground safety issues involved at
7 the Orange Strickland Dairy Queen store?
8 MR. LAWDERMILK: Objection. Form and
9 leading.
10 A Yes.
11 Q And what is that opinion?
12 A That they went beyond the license agreement
13 and actually did the things we have talked about already
14 that showed great effort to raise the awareness of their
15 licensees to these issues.
16 Q Now, even with that great effort, in your
17 terms, a tragedy occurred?
18 A Yes.
19 Q But is there any way to document or determine
20 how many other similar tragedies were avoided as a
21 result of the actions of ADQ and IDQ?
22 A No, but you can only hope they were.
23 Q You charge for your services, do you not,
24 Mr. Gappa?
25 A Yes.