Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1458
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Failure to answer - New matter in answer not conclusive
Official statutory text
If no answer be made, a peremptory mandamus must be allowed
against the defendant; if answer be made, containing new matter, the
same shall not, in any respect, conclude the plaintiff, who may, on
the trial or other proceeding, avail himself of any valid objections
to its sufficiency, or may countervail it by proof, either in direct
denial or by way of avoidance.
R.L. 1910, § 4914.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 298
against the defendant; if answer be made, containing new matter, the
same shall not, in any respect, conclude the plaintiff, who may, on
the trial or other proceeding, avail himself of any valid objections
to its sufficiency, or may countervail it by proof, either in direct
denial or by way of avoidance.
R.L. 1910, § 4914.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 298
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