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One of those shots ricocheted and struck intruder Ryan Watson, leading police to charge Eddie criminally, allegations later dropped by the Crown.

Watson was handed a 45-day sentence last February on charges of mischief and breaching probation in connection with his early morning intrusion onto the property, and later filed a lawsuit claiming $100,000 in damages.

Eddie’s lawyer Scott Chimuk, said Watson’s claim was doomed even before the province passed Bill 27 late last year, preventing trespassers from suing occupants unless the resident is convicted of a criminal offence.

But he said the legislation likely helped convince Watson and his lawyer to agree to a consent dismissal of his claim, which was signed off by a Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench judge Thursday morning.

“We have a filed court order in our possession . . . and that filed court order is a consent dismissal of the claim,” Chimuk said.

“There is no civil claim, it is dead and can’t be revived . . . we won.”

The lawyer said the Maurices decided to drop their counterclaim against Watson at the same time to move on with their lives.

“The Maurices decided to walk away after all the trauma they’ve dealt with over the past couple years,” Chimuk said.