ALLADI KUPPUSWAMI, J.

( 1 ) THE appellants in this appeal are defendants 1 and 2 in O. S. No. 59/61 on the file of the Subordinate Judges Court, Ongole. That suit was filed by the respondents herein for recovery of possession of certain properties, which according to the plaintiffs belonged to one Abburi Subbaiah, who died on the 20/10/1918 leaving his widow Kotilingamma, a son, Punnaiah and a daughter, Chenchamma. The son and daughter died immediately after the death of the father, on the 30/10/1918. The case of the plaintiff was that after the death of Subbaiah, his son Punnaiah became entitled to has properties and on his death, his mother Kotilingamma was entitled to a Hindu womans estate. Kotilingamma died on 1-6-1961 and on her death, the plaintiffs, were entitled to the properties as reversioners, they being the grandfathers brothers grand-sons of Subbaiah. Subbaiah had executed a will dated 20-10-1918 whereby he bequeathed his properties absolutely in favour of his son, Punnaiah and in case, his son did not survive him, to his widow Kotilingamma absolutely. Thereafter, on 11-9-1937 Kotilingamma executed a settlement in favour of the first defendant who was her paternal uncl

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