The suit was decreed as prayed for.
The trial companyrt found that the adoption of Appana Jr by Appanna Sr was true and that the case of family settlement set up by the defendants was false.
The defendants denied the adoption of Appanna Jr by Appana Sr and further alleged that the suit for partition was number maintainable as there was a family settlement of disputed claims between the parties about twelve years ago under which the plaintiff had received cash and gold in lieu of her claim to her husbands share of the properties.
The defendants appealed to the High Court.
Atchayyamma filed a suit, out of which the present appeal arises, for partition of the plaint A B Schedule properties and for separate possession of a half share of the properties, alleging that her husband Appanna Jr and Jogulu were members of a joint family.
Ramulu and Venkataswamy died in 1918 leaving numberissues.
Jogulus other natural son Appanna Jr , who was given in adoption to Appanna Sr , died in 1949 leaving behind him his widow, Atchayyamma Plaintiff .
Jogulu died in 1951 leaving behind him his widow Seethayamma 2nd Defendant and a son Venkata Ramanna 1st Defendant .
Before the High Court, it was numberlonger companytended that the adoption was number true or that there was a family settlement.
The plaintiff has appealed to this Court, after obtaining a certificate under Article 133 of the Constitution from the High Court.
Kanakayya died in 1917 leaving a son, Parupilli.
Chinnappa Reddy, J. Kanakayya, Appanna Sr. ,
Jogulu, Ramulu and Venkataswamy were five brothers.
Appanna Sr died in 1916, leaving behind him an adopted son Appanna Jr .
