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.