that is tonight s cbs evening news. judge judy: did he come to the house when you were there? i was in pennsylvania. announcer: absentee homeowners try to get a handle on their handyman. judge judy: how much did you pay him altogether? $2,300. judge judy: you may not like the $2,300 worth of work. announcer: but what they found left them floored. when i discovered it was not finished, and i asked clay why it was not, and he said, when sc becausit was too high. and i could not finish the job. announcer: judge judy. you are about to enter the courtroom you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution announcer: mary and edward boyer are suing handyman jameson clay johnston for incomplete and substandard work on their home. byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 170 on the calendar in the matter of boyer vs. johnston.