Niklason v. Ramsey

In this creditors’ rights suit we are called upon to decide whether the actions of F. Hugh Niklason with regard to his mother’s estate prevented him, pursuant to the provisions of Code § 64.1-194, from disclaiming an interest therein. This matter was referred to a commissioner in chancery who held that Hugh could not disclaim his interest in his mother’s estate. The commissioner’s report was confirmed by the trial court. The result was a holding that Hugh’s creditors could satisfy their claims out of the assets that would have come to Hugh had he not disclaimed. We think the trial court…