C. V. N. SASTRY, J.

( 1 ) THE unsuccessful plaintiffs in the suit are the appellants in this appeal. First plaintiff is the widow, plaintiffs 2, 4 and 5 are the sons and the third plaintiff is the daughter of late P. Sitikanta Sastry who was a practising Advocate of Guntur. The suit was filed by them claiming a total sum of Rs. 1,50,000. 00 by way of damages and compensation for the pecuniary loss suffered by them due to the death of their family head Sri P. Sitikanta Sastry in a fatal accident on 5-5-1991 which allegedly occurred on account of the wrongful act, negligence and default of the defendants. Originally the suit was filed against the mother and father of the first respondent herein as defendants 1 and 2. As they died during the pendency of the suit, respondents 1 to 3 herein were brought on record as defendants 3 to 5 in the suit.

( 2 ) IT is not in dispute that Sitikanta Sastry and his family members were in occupation of a portion on the ground floor of the building of the defendants as tenants. It is the case of the plaintiff that on 5-5-1981 at about 8 P. M. while Sitikanta Sastry was relaxing in front of his residential portion lying on a cot, suddenly a portion of t

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