Okla. Stat. tit. 58, § 58-394
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Discharge and release upon payment or delivery of property
Official statutory text
by affidavit.
The person paying, delivering, transferring, or issuing personal
property or the evidence thereof to the successor or successors
named in the affidavit is discharged and released to the same extent
as if the person dealt with a personal representative of the
decedent. Such person is not required to inquire into the truth of
any statement in the affidavit. If any person to whom an affidavit
is delivered refuses to pay, deliver, transfer, or issue any
personal property or evidence thereof, it may be recovered or its
payment, delivery, transfer, or issuance compelled upon proof of
their right in a proceeding brought for the purpose by or on behalf
of the persons entitled thereto. Any person to whom payment,
delivery, transfer, or issuance is made is answerable and
accountable therefor to any personal representative of the estate or
to any other person having a superior right.
The person paying, delivering, transferring, or issuing personal
property or the evidence thereof to the successor or successors
named in the affidavit is discharged and released to the same extent
as if the person dealt with a personal representative of the
decedent. Such person is not required to inquire into the truth of
any statement in the affidavit. If any person to whom an affidavit
is delivered refuses to pay, deliver, transfer, or issue any
personal property or evidence thereof, it may be recovered or its
payment, delivery, transfer, or issuance compelled upon proof of
their right in a proceeding brought for the purpose by or on behalf
of the persons entitled thereto. Any person to whom payment,
delivery, transfer, or issuance is made is answerable and
accountable therefor to any personal representative of the estate or
to any other person having a superior right.
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