JUDGMENT

Abu Mansor Ali J:

By their writ - Encl. (1) - dated 8 July 1986 the plaintiffs sued the defendants for RM241,250 being alleged loss sustained by the plaintiffs by reason of defendants' failure to take delivery of 1000 metric tons of palm oil and 500 tons of palm kernel alleged to be duly sold by plaintiffs to defendants. On 4 September 1986 the defendants filed the statement of defence - Encl. (4) - denying alleged contract, plaintiffs' loss and that they owe the sum of RM301,250. On 29 October 1986 the plaintiffs filed an application under O. 18, r. 19, praying for an order that the defendants' amended defence be struck out on the ground that the defence discloses no reasonable defence, abuse of the process of Court and meant to delay the fair trial of the matter and praying for judgment be entered for the whole of plaintiffs' claim, or part thereof and costs.

I ordered that arguments be heard in open Court and after hearing both parties on 23 January 1987 I dismissed plaintiffs' application with costs.

In support of the application the applicants filed an affidavit -Encl. (7A) - and this was replied to by the defendants by filing affidavit - Encl. (8).

At the commencement of