1. These appeals are directed against the judgments in O. S. Nos. 347, 349, 351 and 353 of 1983 on the file of the Court of Subordinate Judge of Palghat. Defendants in the respective suits are the appellants in these cases. Plaintiff in all the suits is the same person and is the brother of the defendants in the suits.

2. The relief sought for in all the suits is recovery of possession from the defendants on the strength of title. The facts leading to these appeals may be summarised as follows:

The plaintiff and the defendants are sons of one Chippukutty. The defendant in O.S. No. 349 of 1983 is the eldest. According to the plaintiff from his early youth onwards, the plaintiff had been working in various places and ultimately he was employed in Saudi Arabia and had saved considerable income from his employment. The eldest brother Narayanan who is the defendant in O.S. No. 349 of 1983 is a teacher working in his native place. The plaintiff had been sending all the money saved by him to Narayanan by cheque and money orders and also had paid cash when he came to the native place occasionally. The plaintiff requested him to accumulate the money sent by him and to invest in la