Devine v. Buckler

OPINION

RICHMOND, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs in the amount of $1,700 plus $1,000 attorneys’ fees in a suit for damages arising out of defendants’ performance of a carpet-dyeing job. The case was tried to the court, which viewed the premises at the conclusion of the trial.

Defendants contend on appeal that there was insufficient evidence of their failure to perform in a workmanlike manner. They also challenge the sufficiency of proof of damages. 1 We do not agree with their position and affirm.

When defendants contracted to dye the carpet, they were…