The Monongalia County Commission on Oct. 29 approved a fiduciary commissioner’s recommendation to deny a creditor claim against the estate of Ivan B. Browning Jr.

County staff described the claim as one that had been referred to a fiduciary commissioner and heard; the fiduciary commissioner recommended denial. The commission voted to accept that recommendation.

During discussion, a commissioner summarized the background: the claimant and the decedent were divorced nearly 20 years earlier and a divorce decree had assigned certain property to the claimant. County officials said attempts over the years to collect or retrieve that property were not completed and that the statute of limitations now applies. One commissioner said, “I agree with the report by the fiduciary commissioner and his assessment.”

No further remedial actions were taken by the commission at the meeting; the denial reflects the fiduciary commissioner’s recommendation and the motion approved by the panel.