Pontiac — An Oakland Circuit Court jury determined Tuesday no damages should be assessed against a Macomb County couple who allowed a May 2009 handgun safety class on their property in which the instructor accidentally shot a student in the face.
The injured man, Terry Gonser, 65, of Oakland Township sued Mitchell and Deborah Washer of Addison Township; the National Rifle Association; the instructor, Thomas Simpson; and Simpson's assistant, Gary Chapman.
In out-of-court agreements, the 78-year-old Simpson, who didn't check a handgun to see if it was loaded, settled for $255,000. His assistant, Chapman, settled for $101,000 and the NRA paid $75,000 to be dismissed from the lawsuit, according to court records and Gonser's attorney, James O. Elliott
By Mike Martindale
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