S. Swamikkannu, J.

1. The plaintiff Kuppu alias Kuppammal is the appellant in this second appeal. The plaintiff filed the suit informa pauperis for partition.

2. The case of the plaintiff as stated in the plaint is as follows: The plaintiff is the daughter-in-law of one Ramasami Mandiri. The plaintiffs husband Rajagopal Mandiri was the son of Ramasami Mandiri by his first wife. The 1st defendant is his son by his second wife. Ramasami Mandiri had an eider brother by name Beeki Mandiri Defendants 2 and 3 are the sons of Beeki Mandiri. Beeki Mandiri and Ramasami Mandiri were members of a joint family. Beeki Mandiri was the family manager. The B, C and D schedule properties were all joint family properties acquired with the income from ancestral nucleus and joint labour and joint earnings of the two brothers and were treated and dealt with as joint family properties. The plaintiff was married to Rajagopal about 20 years ago. Ramasami Mandiri died in or about 1945 as an undivided member. On his death, the plaintiff's husband and the first defendant became entitled to undivided one half share each in the share of Ramasami Mandiri. The family continued to be joint. The plaintiff's