Day 169 - 04 Oct 95 - Page 38


     
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     2   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  We will carry on with cross-examination at
     3        2 o'clock.
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     5                        (Luncheon Adjournment)
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     7                   Cross-examined by the Defendants
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     9   MS. STEEL:   How long did you remain a crew member after you
    10        joined McDonald's?
    11        A.  I was a crew member for roughly six months in the
    12        Strand and for a further six months when I went to Ireland.
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    14   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Can you keep your voice up, please,
    15        Mrs. French?
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    17   MS. STEEL:   Why did you move to Ireland?
    18        A.  It was for personal reasons -- nothing to do with
    19        McDonald's, the Company, it was my own personal .....
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    21   Q.   But they fixed you up with a job at the Irish McDonald's?
    22        A.  Yes, they did.
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    24   Q.   Right.
    25
    26   MR. MORRIS:  You do not remember Mr. Cranna?
    27        A.  I remember the name, but I do not actually remember his
    28        face or anything in particular to do with the individual.
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    30   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  In a shorter case where all the witnesses are
    31        here, it would normally be the cue to ask Mr. Crammer to
    32        come into court because actually seeing him might jog the
    33        memory.  Can you describe him in any way?
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    35   MR. MORRIS:  I have never met him; nor has Helen.  I have talked
    36        to him on the telephone but I cannot work out how large or
    37        small.  I cannot even remember his accent.
    38        (To the witness):  We are talking about 1984 and 1985 and
    39        you wrote your statement 10 years later?
    40        A.  Yes.
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    42   Q.   I have noticed throughout your statement you have said
    43        things like:  "I would have telephoned the store at least
    44        once a week; I would have visited it on average at least
    45        two or three times a month; I would visit the store along
    46        with other Supervisors every six months for a full field".
    47        Does that mean you do not now recall your involvement with
    48        that store in a regular way?
    49        A.  Yes, I do recall my involvement in that store in a
    50        regular way, and my statement actually says that I would 
    51        have visited the store on two to three times per month, all 
    52        the store on a once a week basis, and that is basically 
    53        what I would have done, but it is 1984.
    54
    55   Q.   No, I understand that, I am not criticising you.  I am just
    56        saying that you are saying that because that is ---
    57        A.  No, it is -----
    58
    59   Q.   -- that was your role to do that, yes?
    60        A.  It was my role to do it and, as part of my role to do

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