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Suit Over AllegedShooting SettledA civil suit brought by the father of a Westernport boy following an alleged shooting incident in November, 1982. was settled out of court recently.The case had been scheduled for a jury trial Monday in Allegany County Circuit Court.Details of the settlement were not disclosed.The complaint was filed by Francis J. Bradley, RD 1. Westernport, father and next friend of Christopher Bradley, on behalf of his son and himself .Named as defendants were Michael Shugars, 12 years oldCarpetingDecor■y.'yby Sherry Peters 777-7888HEAD BACK, FEET UPIt a piece o1 futnrture may be considered to be decadent, the chaise lounge most assuredly is. This enlongated form of chair invites relaxation with the feet up. This is precisely what modern designers have in mind as they create the new master bedroom retreats. These suites incorporate expanded adjoininghothrnnm fo/'ilitmc thot nrnmnto nhwcirolat the time, and his grandparents, George and Carey Virginia Shugars, with whom he resided as their ward.The incident reportedly occurred at the Shugars farm on Stoney Run Road, Westernport.The elder Bradley said his son, also 12 vears old at the time, suffered head injuries when young Shugars “negligently assaulted' him with a 20-gauge shotgun belonging to George Shugars.Michael Shugars, then a seventh-grade student at the former Bruce High School, said Christopher started fighting with Johnny Shugars, Michael's brother, after being accused of tampering with Michael's motor bike. Michael said he went into the house and got his grandfather's shotgun in order to break up the fight. He said he “didn’t aim at anything and the gun went off in his hands.Francis Bradley brought the action on his own behalf because of medical expenses allegedly resulting from the incident.The case had been continued from Februarv 1988 at the re-quest of I. Steven Seigel, Baltimore, attorney for the Bradleys. Seigel said Christopher was then incarcerated in a juvenile detention center in Rockville.
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Cumberland Times News
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Wed, Apr 19, 1989
Page 11
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