1. The Appellant/Plaintiff has filed the present Second Appeal as against the Judgment and Decree dated 19.08.1997 in A.S.No.95 of 1996 passed by the Learned Principal District Judge, Cuddalore in reversing the Judgment and Decree dated 18.09.1996 in O.S.No.410 of 1992 passed by the Learned Additional Sub Judge, Cuddalore.

2. The First Appellate Court viz., the Learned Principal District Judge, Cuddalore, while placing the Judgment in Appeal A.S.No.95 of 1996 on 19.08.1997, in paragraph 14, has, inter alia, observed that in regard to the first claim of Rs.10,000/- [being the balance of advance amount paid by the Respondent/Plaintiff to the Appellant/Defendant on 28.08.1989 on which it is seen that Ex.A.1 that a sum of Rs.20,000/- has been paid to the Defendants] that there is no acknowledgement in Ex.A.3 [Appellant/Defendant's reply lawyer notice addressed to the Respondent/Plaintiff's lawyer] excepting the mention of two admitted facts namely (1) that Rs.10,000/-was paid to the Defendant on 28.8.1989 and the other (2) that Defendant repaid Rs.10,000/-on 13.9.1989. We cannot merely infer that the balance amount would only be due and held that what was contained in Ex.A.