Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-2
This is the official text of Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-2, part of Oklahoma’s Stat. tit. 12, — part of the compiled statutory law of Oklahoma, published by the state as "Stat. tit. 12,." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Force of common law
Official statutory text
The common law, as modified by constitutional and statutory law,
judicial decisions and the condition and wants of the people, shall
remain in force in aid of the general statutes of Oklahoma; but the
rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof, shall
be strictly construed, shall not be applicable to any general
statute of Oklahoma; but all such statutes shall be liberally
construed to promote their object.
R.L. 1910, § 4642.
judicial decisions and the condition and wants of the people, shall
remain in force in aid of the general statutes of Oklahoma; but the
rule of the common law, that statutes in derogation thereof, shall
be strictly construed, shall not be applicable to any general
statute of Oklahoma; but all such statutes shall be liberally
construed to promote their object.
R.L. 1910, § 4642.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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