A. SUBBULAKSHMY, J.

1. Plaintiff is the appellant.

2. The case of the plaintiff is as follows:

The plaintiff filed the suit for grant of letters of administration. The plaintiff is the only sister of the deceased P.N. Meenaskhi. The said Meenakshi executed a Will on 25.3.1985 while she was taking treatment in the Guest Hospital, Madras. The plaintiff alleged that the testatrix of the Will was deserted by her husband, who is the first defendant, from 1965 till she died in 1985 and only the plaintiff was looking after her. The deceased Meenakshi was a patient and she also had her uterus removed and was taking treatment at Madras under the care of the plaintiff. The plaintiff only got the deceased admitted into the Guest Hospital. The deceased executed the Will in favour of the plaintiff as sole legatee. The deceased had no children and her husband also deserted her 20 years back. After the death of the said Meenakshi, the first defendant filed O.S. No. 350 of 1985 on the file of Vadakkanchery District Munsif claiming the property of the deceased and also sought to set aside the Will executed by the deceased bequeathing her properties to the plaintiff. The plaintiff was under