B. K. SOMASEKHARA, J.

( 1 ) THE common judgment and decree rendered in O. S. No. 86/77 (O. S. 57/77) and O. S. No. 5/78 (O. S. 101/77) dated 31. 12. 1980 by the learned sub Judge (Sri B. Venkateswara Rao), Chodavaram, visakhapatnam district have lead to these two appeals. The two suits and appeals are between the same parties inter vivos involving common questions of fact and law. The arrayal of them in the capacity of plaintiff and defendants in the suit correspondingly make them parties in the appeal as appellant and respondent and vice versa. The plaintiff in o. S. No. 86/77 is the appellant and the defendants therein are the respondents in A. S. No. 1013/82. The plaintiffs in O. S. 5/78 are the appellants and the defendant therein is the respondent in A. S. No. 3194/82. So the style of parties as they occupied in the suits as plaintiff and defendants shall be repeated for reference in these appeals.

( 2 ) THE parties litigated over the subject matter of the suits described in Plaint Schedules a to E comprising movable and immovable properties and cash. The suit O. S. No. 86/77 is for partition and separate possession of 8 shares out of 20 equal shares in plaint A, B, c and Item

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