Okla. Stat. tit. 12 § 1758

Current through Laws 2024, c. 378.
Section 1758 - Counterclaim or setoff by verified answer

No formal pleading, other than the claim and notice, shall be necessary, but if the defendant wishes to state new matter which constitutes a counterclaim or a setoff, he shall file a verified answer, a copy of which shall be delivered to the plaintiff in person, and filed with the clerk of the court not later than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the hour set for the first appearance of said defendant in such action. Such answer shall be made in substantially the following form:

COUNTERCLAIM OR SETOFF

In the District Court,

County of _______________,

State of Oklahoma.

____________________

Plaintiff

vs. Small Claims No. _________

____________________

Defendant

Claim of defendant.

STATE OF OKLAHOMA )

) ss

COUNTY OF _____________ )

__________, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That said plaintiff is indebted to said defendant in the sum of $ ________ for _______, which amount defendant prays may be allowed as a claim against the plaintiff herein.

________________________________________________

Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of _____, 19__.

______________________________________

Notary Public (or Clerk or Judge)

Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 1758

Added by Laws 1968, SB 536, c. 322, §8, eff. 1/13/1969; Amended by Laws 1985, SB 129, c. 284, §2, eff. 11/1/1985; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 404, c. 136, §2, eff. 11/1/1995.