1. This appeal is by the plaintiffs in a suit for declaration of their reversionary title as against the limited estate holder and her alienees, which has been dismissed by the court below.

2. The disputed properties belonged originally to the joint family of two Brahmin brothers Chidambara Iyer and Ramaswami Iyer. Ramaswami Iyer died in 1056 leaving his wife Parvathi Ammal deceased and a daughter Kavery Ammal who is the 2nd defendant in the case. Parvathi came into possession of the properties in 1056 after the death of her husband Ramaswami and continued in possession until her death in 1100, when she was succeeded by the 2nd defendant Kaveri. Soon thereafter, one of the sons of Chidambara filed suit O.S. 342 of 1100 before the District Munsiff's Court of Chittur against her as 2nd defendant and her lessee as the 1st defendant for recovery of the properties on foot of alleged title under a partition arrangement of 1087 entered into between the sons of Chidambara after his death in that same year. That partition scheme assumed that Parvathi was let into possession by Chidambara under maintenance arrangement enuring for her life and the properties were accordingly recove