These three appeals arise out of a common judgment passed by the Subordinate Judge, Vridhachalam in O.S. Nos. 48 and 49 of 1984 and 8 of 1986, dated 2-2-1987.

2. The suit in O.S. No. 48 of 1984 was filed for recovery of a sum of Rs. 31,937/- with subsequent interest from out of the estate of Rasu Reddiar held by the defendants.

3. The suit in O.S. No. 49 of 1984 was filed for recovery of a sum of Rs. 31, 875/- with subsequent interest from out of the estate of Rasu Reddiar held by the defendants.

4. The suit in O.S. No. 8 of the 1986 was filed for recovery of a sum of Rs. 12,437.50 with subsequent interest from out of the estate of Rasu Reddiar held by the defendants.

5. The trial Court tried the above three suits along with the suit in O.S. No. 53 of 1984 and by a common judgment dismissed the suits in O.S. Nos. 48 and 49 of 1984 and 8 of 1986 with costs and decreed the suit in O.S. No. 53 of 1984 with costs. There is no appeal preferred against the decree in O.S. No. 53 of 1984. Aggrieved by the dismissal, the plaintiff in O.S. No. 48 of 1984 preferred an appeal A.S. No. 112 of 1988 and the plaintiff in O.S. No. 49 of 1984 preferred an appeal in A.S. No. 113 of 1988 and t