Massachusetts Superior Court January 3, 2013, No. SUCV200804093 (XL Specialty Insurance v. Massachusetts Highway Department)

Billings, Thomas P., J.

For want of a nail the shoe was lost; For want of a shoe the horse was lost; For want of a horse the battle was lost; For the failure of battle the kingdom was lost —-All for the want of a horse-shoe nail.1

Disregard of seemingly small details can have costly consequences.