1. This appeal is against the judgment and decree of the court of the Subordinate Judge of Salem in O.S No.293 of 1975. The unsuccessful plaintiff is the appellant.

2. This is a suit on two promissory notes. The case of the plaintiff briefly is as follows: One Selvaraj was employed under the plaintiff in his proprietary concern Lakshmi Paper Industries. The said Selvaraj thed in an air crash and the defendants are his heirs and legal representatives. The first defendant is the mother, 2nd defendant is his wife and defendants 3 and 4 are his children. According to the plaintiff, the said Selvaraj constructed a house and for the said purpose he overdrew large sums of money from the partnership firm Interpack Industries of which he was one of the partners. As other partners insisted upon the repayment, the said Selvaraj borrowed a sum of Rs.5,000 from the plaintiff on 30.5.1972 and executed a promissory note therefor promising to repay the principal with interest thereon at 18% per annum. On the same day he borrowed another sum of Rs.20,000 and executed another promissory note promising to repay the amount with interest at 18% per annum. Both the amounts were borrowed to rei