Horace Owen Compton Beasley, C.J.

1. Plaintiffs 2 to 7 are the appellants. The 1st plaintiff died after the suit was filed. The 1st defendant is the wife of Sambayya, the deceased brother of the 1st plaintiff, and the 2nd defendant is the son-in-law of Sambayya having married Suramma, his fourth daughter. The 1st plaintiff and Sambayya were formerly members of an undivided Hindu family in possession of large properties. It is alleged in the plaint that Sambayya managed the family property and that he died an undivided member of the family on the 24th November, 1925. He was at the time of his death the Village Munsif of Dokiparru. One of the questions to be decided in this appeal is whether the 1st plaintiff and Sambayya became divided or not. Neither the 1st plaintiff nor Sambayya had any male issue. They had only daughters. It is alleged in the plaint that after the death of Sambayya the entire property of the joint family devolved upon the 1st plaintiff by right of survivorship. It is alleged that the 1st and 2nd defendants nevertheless took possession of the joint family property and a decree is sought establishing the right of plaintiffs 2 to 7 and the 3rd defendant to e