Day 166 - 28 Sep 95 - Page 55


     
     1   MR. RAMPTON:  On the first page the third paragraph.  He says it
     2        happened nearly every day of the week, does Mr. Magill.
     3
     4   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  One of the differences of continuation to the
     5        statement is it is obviously Mr. Magill's response to some
     6        kind of either questionnaire or list, schedule of possible
     7        allegations or complaints of some kind, and when we do not
     8        have the original document there may sometimes be some
     9        doubt as to just what he was getting at.  It is not his
    10        fault.  Can you think of any reason why Mr. Magill, who you
    11        thought of as a decent lad -- you keep referring to him as
    12         -- should want to blacken McDonald's?
    13        A.  No idea at all.
    14
    15   Q.   Right.
    16
    17   MR. MORRIS:  When he worked for you, you remember him as an
    18        honest person, do you?
    19
    20   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  That is the point of my question.
    21
    22   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.  I do not think that -- if I can make a
    23        comment to the judge -- it should be as if someone is
    24        trying to blacken McDonald's.  He is just telling the
    25        truth.
    26
    27   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What I meant by that -- let me put it this
    28        way:  Can you think of any reason why Mr. Magill should
    29        have it in for McDonald's so he should want to tell lies
    30        about them?
    31        A.  No, I cannot.
    32
    33   Q.   Or mislead about his experiences?
    34        A.  No.
    35
    36   MR. MORRIS:  You have worked in McDonald's stores in various
    37        positions and as Area Supervisor for a long time yourself,
    38        have you not?
    39        A.  Yes.
    40
    41   Q.   Would you say that you are a loyal McDonald's person, you
    42        are loyal to the Company that you have spent so much time
    43        with?
    44        A.  I have been generally bought up to be loyal and honest
    45        by my mother.
    46
    47   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It looks to me as if you are going to finish
    48        Mr. Atkinson this afternoon, are you not?
    49
    50   MS. STEEL:   Yes. 
    51 
    52   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Sit down and take your time, I think you are 
    53        clearly trying to and I think you should try to, apart from
    54        anything else, it gives us all more time -- I am sure you
    55        can use the time as much as anyone -- if we do not have to
    56        come back just for a short time in the morning.  So, sit
    57        down and just think of what more you have to cover.
    58
    59   MR. MORRIS:  Just one thing which I did not come back on from
    60        what Ms. Steel said was about the people working over 39

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