1. Defendants 1 and 2 in O.S. No. 205 of 1991 on the file of Additional Sub Court, Srivilliputhur are the appellants.

2. Parties herein will be referred to according to their rank in the suit.

3. Plaintiff filed the above suit for recovery of an amount of Rs. 2,15,900/- with interest at 18% on the principal amount of Rs. 2,00,000/- from the date of plaint till date of realisation personally from second defendant and in alternative directing defendants 1 to 3 to pay the amount jointly and severally and in the alternative pass a personal decree against 2nd defendant and as against defendants 1 and 3 to be payable from the estate of late P.S.V Singaraja and for costs of the suit.

4. The material averments in the plaint could be summarised thus:

Third defendant is the daughter of plaintiff. Late P.S. Velayutharaja, who died on 21.10.1985 is the husband of first defendant and father of second defendant. He had another son by name, Singaraja, and third defendant married him.

5. It is the case of plaintiff that after the death of father P.S. Velayutharaja, the business that was being conducted by late father was taken over by them. Father was running a cycle shop where he was dea