(1.) This appeal arises out of the judgment and decree dated 30.10.1999 in O.S. No. 41 of 1988 passed by the I Additional District Judge, Rajahmundry.
(2.) For the sake of convenience, as this is a first appeal, the parties are referred to as the plaintiffs and the defendants only.
(3.) The brief facts of the plaintiffs' case are as follows: