Annaya Madvalaya vs Sidaya Murgayya Salgar

Norman Macleod, Kt., C.J.—The only question in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, who is the sister''s son of Virbhadrappa, is a nearer heir than the defendant who is great-grandson of Virbhadrappa''a paternal uncle. When the succession fell in at the death of Virbhadrappa''s mother Nilawa, the defendant''s father was alive, and there can be no doubt that the defendant''s father, who was a gotraja sajiinda, was the nearer heir than the sister''s son who would only rank as a bandhu. The appeal is dismissed with costs.