JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Second Appeal filed under Section 100 of C.P.C., against the judgment and Decree dated 18.08.2006 made in A.S. No. 3 of 2005 on the file of the IV Additional City Civil Court, Chennai, reversing the judgment and decree in O.S. No. 4402 of 2000 dated 23.01.2004 on the file of the XIV Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai.)

1. Challenge in this second appeal is made to the judgment and decree dated 18.08.2006 passed in A.S. No. 3 of 2005 on the file of the IV Additional Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai, reversing the judgment and decree dated 23.01.2004 passed in O.S. No. 4402 of 2000 on the file of the XIV Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rankings in the trial court.

3. The first defendant in O.S.No.4402 of 200 is the appellant in the second appeal.

4. Suit for recovery of money.

5. The case of the plaintiff in brief is that on the basis of the orders received from the third defendant, the plaintiff despatched the textile goods under the Bill Nos.27302 and 27303 dated 06.01.1998 for Rs.27,103/- through the fourth defendant under the Way Bill No.80528603 dated 07.01.1998 and endorsed the