Day 139 - 21 Jun 95 - Page 53
1 Q. But you are seeking an order to that effect from the court,
2 are you?
3 A. Yes, that is correct.
4
5 Q. To order a mandatory injunction for him to take down any
6 signs of McDonald's, and an injunction not to hold himself
7 out as operating a McDonald's restaurant, or something to
8 that effect?
9 A. That is correct, my Lord.
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11 Q. And until you actually get such an order?
12 A. There is nothing we can do.
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14 Q. Nothing you can do. He carries on operating if he chooses
15 to do so in the mean time?
16 A. That is correct.
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18 Q. So the transfer of his interest, as he may have portrayed
19 it to Mr. Gibson to be, you say happened without your
20 knowledge?
21 A. To Mr. Miller?
22
23 Q. To Mr. Miller, sorry?
24 A. That is correct.
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26 Q. Had you actually got an order by then as you found out
27 later?
28 A. No, we did not.
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30 Q. You had just taken proceedings towards that?
31 A. That is correct.
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33 MR. MORRIS: Since that time, did you make peace with Mr. Gibson
34 in any way, or is he still -- I am saying the Corporation?
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36 MR. RAMPTON: I really do believe that whether the Corporation
37 made peace with the franchisee that was terminated in 1974
38 has got nothing whatever to do with this case. I do not
39 know what Mr. Morris is up to this afternoon; it certainly
40 is not the progress of this case.
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42 MR. MORRIS: Everything I am asking is about the progress of
43 this case. I would not be wasting my time.
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45 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I can understand if you were asking questions
46 about what happened about the union dispute when it arose,
47 but what does this have to do with something in issue?
48
49 MR. MORRIS: It relates to the process of what happened in
50 Puerto Rico which is obviously controversial and McDonald's
51 have put their interpretation on events.
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53 MR. JUSTICE BELL: What do these questions have to do with it
54 because unless you can explain the relevance of these
55 questions, I suggest you go straight to that which you take
56 issue with about the "union dispute" itself?
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58 MR. MORRIS: It relates also to the previous controversy which
59 relates to -- it could be part of a continuum and it seems
60 to be part of some ----
