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.
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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.
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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 -----
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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
