It’s a case of a tattoo gone wrong and the value of spell check.

Marie Huckle of Halifax went into Newcombe Ink in December 2010 for a tattoo in memory of a friend who had recently died. She asked for the words, “See You at the Crossroads.”

Instead she got “See You at the Cossroads,” affixed to the side of her abdomen.

She got home, noticed the error and called the parlour. The owner and co-defendant, Adam Spencer, offered a refund right away and to pay for the tattoo’s removal when Huckle decided she didn’t want them to attempt to fix the error.

He put her in touch with a laser technician who specializes in tattoo removals, a painful and sometimes time-consuming process.

Huckle had eight sessions paid for by Spencer, but she needs about 15 more, according to the technician. She sued the parlour in small claims court for the remaining costs.

The adjudicator, Erik Slone, blamed the error on the tattoo artist, Helena Pelletier.

“There is no question that it was Ms. Pelletier who made the error, and I believe it is fair to say that it is relatively subtle if one is not looking for the error,” he wrote in the decision.

Huckle said Pelletier spent most of the session chatting with another customer.

Huckle was awarded $8,991.94 in damages. This includes $6,000 for 15 more sessions, $2,300 for supplies to tend the bandaged treatment area, $184 for gas, $100 in general damages, a filing fee of 182.94 and a bailiffs fee of $225.

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