Lord Phillimore. -

This case turns on a question of fact. A member of the family of Reddi, whom it is convenient to call Gangi Reddi, was a merchant carrying on business at Cocanada. He died in April 1917. He had two sons, one of whom predeceased him, leaving a son the present plaintiff. The younger son and his son are the present defendants. There were also several daughters. Gangi Reddi made three wills asserting that his property was self-acquired property, and being such that he could dispose of by will. It has, however, been decided that his property is to be regarded as ancestral family property, and not such as he could dispose of by will.

The younger son had assisted his father in his later years and was, according to the will to be manager of the family property, and in fast he undertook to manage it and did so till this suit was brought on the 18th December 1918. By it the plaintiff's claim to a half-share of the entire family property was asserted and a partition was demanded.

The plaint contained various allegations of malversation by the first defendant.

When the case came on for trial a number of questions arose which were disposed of by the Subordinate Judge. Most of hi