IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

                                    CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO



                  THEODORE J. TALLIERE, et al.,
                           Plaintiffs,
                  V.                                 No. 341951
                  ROYAL ICE CREAM COMPANY, et al.,
                            Defendants.


                  COUNSEL:
                  Attorney for the Plaintiffs:
                                 Mr. Benito C. R. Antognoli
                  Attorney for the Defendants:
                                 Ms. Lynn L. Moore
                  Deposition of DR.  WALTER SCULECE, in Halifax, Nova
                  Scotia, taken by Mr. Benito Antognoli via telephone from
                  his office, Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman Co., L.P.A.,
                  Cleveland, Ohio, February 5, 1999.



                        VERBATIK INC. - Dartinouth, Nova Scotia - (902) 469-5734
                                 serving Atlantic Canada Since 1976

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                                        EXHIBIT LIST
                 Exhibit        DescriRtion                         Page
                 1              CV of Dr. Schlech                   5
                 2              Bundle of documents re Tallieres    11

                                received by Dr. Schlech








                      VERBATIM INC. - Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - (902) 469-5734
                                Serving Atlantic Canada Since 1976

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           1     February 5. 1999 - 3:30 p.m.
           2     DR. WALTER SCHLECH, duly called and sworn, testified as
           3     follows:
           4     MR.  ANTOGNOLI  Before we start, by way of appearances,
           5     Jim Cullen is here with me, Benny Antognoli, on behalf of
           6     plaintiffs.
           7          This is the deposition of Dr. Walter  Schlech.  This
           8     deposition is being taken by agreement between the
           9     parties in the case of Talliere versus Pierre's French
          10     Ice Crean CgBRany, Case N    r 341951 now pending in  the
          11     Court of Common Pleas, Cuyanoga County, Ohio.
          12          I am presuming that the usual stipulations
          13     concerning the waiver of the formalities of the Rules  of
          14     Civil Procedur