( 1 ) THE plaintiff in O. S. No. 11 of 1957 on the file of the Additional district Judge, Nellore, is the appellant. She laid the suit for a declaration that the settlement deed dated 19th July, 1948, executed by her in favour of her husband and his brothers, defendants 1 to 4 was a nominal one or in the alternative to direct defendants 1 to 4 to reconvey the plaint schedule property to her under an agreement dated 25th July, 1948. The suit has been dismissed and hence the appeal.

( 2 ) THE 1st defendant is the plaintiff s husband. Defendants 2 to 4 are her husband s brothers. Defendants 5, 6 and 7 are the alienees. The case of the plaintiff is briefly this; The plaint schedule property is a terraced house of about 20 ankanams and 45 ankanams of vacant site attached to the house in sale street, nellore town. The plaintiff s mother-in-law, Ethirajamma, purchased vacant site of an extent of 80 ankanams on 25th July, 1934, for Rs. 240 with her stridhana funds and built a tiled house on the said site at a cost of about Rs. 2,000. The house was registered in her own name in the Municipality and she was in possession and enjoyment thereof. Ethirajamma died on 28th December, 1941. Bef

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