Mr. Ameer Ali. -

This appeal arises out of a suit brought by the plaintiff Jamuna Singh in the Court of one of the Subordinate Judges at Patna for posses sion of property called Mauza Bariarpur in that District. He claims to have ac quired his title by purchase from his as signors, defendants 11, 12 and 13.

The property in dispute, though of com paratively small value, has already been the subject of a series of litigation.

The following pedigree will give a gene ral idea of the various parties whom the plaintiff has impleaded in the case.

N. B. - The name of Raghunandan's father does not appear in the Record. He had two wives, one of whom was the sister of Dhanukdari and mother of Raghunandn, the other wife being the mother of Balmukund and Chitterbhuj (Defts. 6 and 7.)

The Mauza Bariarpur belonged original ly to one Dhanukdhari Missir, who died, it is alleged, some 50 years ago, leaving him surviving a widow named Monakka Kuar. As Dhanukdhari left no issue, his widow succeeded to the estate and held possession until her death in 1902. She appears to have created in her lifetime a Zur-i-peshgee lease in respect of part of the property in favour of the 9th defen dant.

The plaintiff alle