Day 142 - 26 Jun 95 - Page 50


     
     1        A.  Usually when you find an operator who is not delivering
     2        quality service and cleanliness, there are other things
     3        that you would be concerned about as well, but I did not
     4        have specific knowledge of it.  I would have liked to have
     5        had my folks become aware of it, but we just could not.  It
     6        was just one of those unfortunate situations where the
     7        owner/operator was hostile within his rights to reject any
     8        assistance, but at the same time the Company was within its
     9        rights to bring a default action.
    10
    11   Q.   Just one question that you may know something about.  It is
    12        relevant to other aspects of the case.  It says in the
    13        article about planting white potatoes rather than sweet
    14        potatoes?
    15        A.  Yes, I saw that.  I thought it was humorous.
    16
    17   Q.   That is something that would happen in most countries, yes,
    18        that you would seek supplies of your own preferred potato
    19        product?
    20        A.  We would like the farmers to grow potatoes that would
    21        meet our specifications, yes.
    22
    23   Q.   I think we can leave Barbados.
    24
    25   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  We will have the five-minute break here,
    26        Mr. Morris.  Try to get yourself organised as to the exact
    27        order you are going to go through things.  In fact I will
    28        come back at 10 past.
    29
    30                       (Short Adjournment).
    31
    32   MS. STEEL:   I just wanted to ask some general questions.
    33        Before you worked for McDonald's between, I think it was,
    34        1972 and 1974 you were working with a law firm in Columbus
    35        Ohio?
    36        A.  That is correct.
    37
    38   Q.   What was the name of that law firm?
    39        A.  Schoeleustein, Gorel, Swedlow & Zox.
    40
    41   Q.   McDonald's became a client during that time?
    42        A.  That is correct.
    43
    44   Q.   That was in matter of Labour Relations?
    45        A.  Yes, it was.  That was what I was specialising in.
    46
    47   Q.   So they were involved in some dispute with a ----
    48        A.  No, that is not what I said.  The owner/operators in
    49        the Columbus area had put together their own handbook
    50        similar to the handbooks that you are talking about. 
    51 
    52   Q.   The Crew Handbook? 
    53        A.  The Crew Handbook, and what they wanted was a local
    54        attorney to review that handbook and make sure that it
    55        complied with all of the legal requirements, not only of
    56        federal which I think they were aware of because of
    57        McDonald's, but complied with all State and local
    58        requirements as well.  So I was asked to review the
    59        Handbook and give them an opinion on whether or not their
    60        practices complied with all requirements.

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