D. Federico Co., Inc. v. Commonwealth

The plaintiff, a construction contractor, brought this action to recover additional compensation which it claims to be owed for its work in the development of a campsite at Wompatuck State Park in Hingham. From a judgment, entered on a master’s report, dismissing the complaint, the plaintiff appeals.

The master’s findings are not in dispute; and our function on appeal, like that of the judge who ordered the entry of judgment, is to determine what disposition of the case is legally required by the master’s findings. Central Tow Co. v. Boston, 371 Mass. 341, 342 n.3 (1976).

The dispute arose…