Abdul Malik Ishak J:

The plaintiff, a sub-contractor to the defendant, supplied materials and performed works according to the defendant's specifications of a "hypermarket" known as "Giant Cash & Carry" at an area in the Mukim of Plentong, district of Johor Bahru, Johore. The plaintiff dutifully completed that project and as a result the defendant was said to owe the plaintiff a sum of RM325,229.16 being the balance of the works undertaken by the plaintiff at the behest of the defendant. The statement of claim in encl. 2 particularised the particulars, at para. 4, of the works undertaken by the plaintiff and the sums duly paid by the defendant.

The particulars are now reproduced for easy reference:

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(a) Jumlah amaun untuk kerja-kerja sub-kontrak bagi pembinaan gudang/hypermarket "Giant Cash & Carry" di kawasan Mukim Plentong, Daerah Johor Bahru, Johor. ... ... ... RM490,229.16

(b) Bayaran pada 20.1.98 ... RM 50,000.00

(c) Bayaran pada 26.1.98 ... RM 30,000.00

(d) Bayaran pada 06.4.98 ... RM 65,000.00

(e) Bayaran pada 20.5.98 ... RM 20,000.00 ------------------ RM325,229.16 ===========

The plaintiff through their solicitors issued a demand notice dated 21