Estate of MARIA A. WALTERS, Deceased. BERNARD B. STIMMEL, Appellant, v. BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION et al., Respondents

Holding

The court held that a stranger to a probate proceeding may not join an existing will contest without first obtaining leave of court to intervene, and that the statutory right to contest a will is strictly limited to the procedures set forth in the Probate Code.