Day 184 - 06 Nov 95 - Page 58
1 know?
2 A. I do not know. I do not know the exact number of days.
3
4 Q. Few weeks, couple of months?
5 A. All I know, they were from September -- no, from
6 October. I do not even know when we started going to
7 court. I think it was November 1st, actually. It might
8 have been November 1st that we started going -- that
9 Mr. Pugsley started going to court; and then it ended --
10 like, they stopped going to court at the beginning or
11 middle of February, I am not sure.
12
13 Q. Right. So -----
14 A. There was a lot of days off that they took because of
15 Christmas, or whatnot.
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17 Q. OK. Did you ever inquire how much that cost?
18 A. How much it was going to cost? No, I never inquired.
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20 Q. All that work by lawyers?
21 A. No. My mom -----
22
23 Q. You never inquired how much that cost?
24 A. No.
25
26 Q. You said something about your mum?
27 A. Yes. My mom -- like, I was talking to her and I told
28 her, you know, I did not know how we were going to pay for
29 the lawyers, and she said if the worst came to the worst,
30 she would help us out by paying for them.
31
32 Q. When you were attending the court hearings, you received
33 your pay, did you, from McDonald's for what you would have
34 been scheduled for?
35 A. I am sorry? We would have received -----
36
37 Q. When you attended the -----
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39 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You did ask about Miss Iurilla herself, but
40 just ask -- Mr. Morris is just asking you about your
41 personal position. How many days did you actually attend
42 the hearing for?
43 A. There was three or four.
44
45 Q. Were you actually paid any wages by McDonald's during that
46 time?
47 A. No, no wages from McDonald's. I got paid -- the
48 lawyer, our lawyer gave me a letter saying that because
49 I was subpoenaed I would be receiving for every day I went
50 to court $102, which was like -- which was to cover for all
51 my costs like parking, food, and any hours I would be
52 losing at McDonald's. I believe it was $102. It could
53 have been more or less. I am pretty sure it was, though.
54 It was around that figure.
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56 MR. MORRIS: Where did the cheque come from for that $102?
57 A. The -----
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59 Q. Who paid that?
60 A. I cannot remember the name on it. Avis Ballantyne gave
