1. These appeals are against the order of the Subordinate Judge of Tanjore in the matter of appointment of a Receiver in O.S. No. 81 of 1926 on his file. That suit was filed by the plaintiff to declare that he is the reversionary heir of the Kapistalam Estate. The last male owner was one Chandrapakasa Moopannar who died in 1869, leaving a widow who died in 1884. On her death their daughter Seethalakshmi Ammal succeeded. She died on 9th March 1926. Her husband Krishnaswami Mooppannar died on 29th April 1926. On Seethalakshmi Ammals death there were three sets of claimants first, the plaintiff, who claims as the son of Seethalakshmi Animals daughter; second defendant 1, who claims as the adopted son of Seethadakshmi Animals husband; and third, defendants 2 to 5 who claim as dayadis of the last male owner. Defendants 1, 2 and 5 have compromised between themselves and now present a united front to the plaintiff who is suing for a declaration of his title and for the possession of so much of the estate as is not now in his possession.

2. While Seethalakshmi Ammal was alive, the estate was being managed, latterly at least, by a power-of-attorney agent, who is defendant 6, and was