The suit property and other property to its east originally belonged to one Kooni. She had two daughters namely Tirupathi Ammal and Lakshmi Ammal. The first defendant Kuppammal was stated to be her foster child. Be that as it may, on 22.07.1946, Kooni executed a Will bequeathing her properties to both her daughters as well as to the first defendant. Subsequently on 05.03.1946, Vide Ext.B1-Will, she revoked her earlier Will dated 22.07.1946 and executed another Will under which she bequeathed her property to only her two daughters namely Tirupathi Ammal and Lakshmi Ammal. The property to the West of suit property was bequeathed to Lakshmi Ammal and the suit property namely the one on the east was allotted to Tirupathy Ammal. Soon thereafter Kooni died and the Will came into effect. Lakshmi Ammal, to whom the western property was allotted executed a settlement deed dated 15.07.1957, as concerning the property in favour of her children. So far as the allottee of the eastern property namely the suit property is concerned, Tirupathi Ammal died issueless. Lakshmi Ammal being the sole heir of Tirupathi Ammal as a collateral heir, she claims right over the property which Tirupathi Ammal obtained under Ext.B-1, Will. This is objected to by the first defendant Kuppammal. She resisted Lakshmi Ammal's title to the property on two points:
