Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1758
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Counterclaim or setoff by verified answer
Official statutory text
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 335
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)
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
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure Page 335
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)
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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