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Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 1442 (2026)
Slander defined
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Slander is a false and unprivileged publication, other than libel, which: 1. Charges any person with crime, or with having been indicted, convicted or punished for crime. 2. Imputes in him the present existence of an infectious, contagious or loathsome disease. 3. Tends directly to injure him in respect to his office, profession, trade or business, either by imputing to him general disqualification in those respects which the office or other occupation peculiarly requires, or by imputing something with reference to his office, profession, trade or business that has a natural tendency to lessen its profit. 4. Imputes to him impotence or want of chastity; or, 5. Which, by natural consequences, causes actual damage. R.L. 1910, § 4957.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1955–2026 · leading case: Mitchell v. Griffin Television, L.L.C., 2002 OK CIV APP 115 (Okla. Civ. App. 2002).
Mitchell v. Griffin Television, L.L.C., 2002 OK CIV APP 115 (Okla. Civ. App. 2002). “Slander is actionable per se, without a showing of actual damage, if it falls within the first four sections of 12 O.S.1991 § 1442. 1 Standifer v. Val Gene Management Services, Inc.”
Jacqui Starr v. Pearle Vision, Inc., Doing Bus. as Pearle Vision Express, 54 F.3d 1548 (10th Cir. 1995). “request to certify the following questions to the Oklahoma Supreme Court: (1) Whether the exemption from a defamatory publication stated in [Magnolia Petroleum] is conditioned on a showing by declarant that the defamatory intracorporate communication was for a legitimate…”
Metcalf v. KFOR-TV, INC., 828 F. Supp. 1515 (W.D. Okla. 1992). “Okla.Stat. tit. 12, § 1442. 5 The Court does not interpret Defendant’s motion directed to the issue of whether certain statements in Defendant’s broadcasts are defamatory as directed only to the issue of whether the statements are libel or slander per se, as Plaintiff so…”
Hadnot v. Shaw, 826 P.2d 978 (Okla. 1992). “The terms of 12 O.S.1981 § 1442 provide in part: "Slander is a false and unprivileged publication, other than libel, which: * * * 4.”
Ishmael v. Andrew, 2006 OK CIV APP 82 (Okla. Civ. App. 2006). “12 O.S.2001 § 1442. Publication is essential to a claim for slander.”
Krebsbach v. Henley, 725 P.2d 852 (Okla. 1986). “See 12 O.S.1981 § 1442. 5 . Gentry v. Wagoner County Publishing Co.”
Eastwood v. Nat'l Bank of Com., Altus, Okl., 673 F. Supp. 1068 (W.D. Okla. 1987). “2d 288, 294 (Alaska 1983); Okla.Stat. tit. 12, § 1444.1, for which special damages need not be alleged, see Okla.”
Tatum v. Philip Morris Inc., 809 F. Supp. 1452 (W.D. Okla. 1992). “Under Okla.Stat. tit. 12, § 1442(3), the slander Plaintiff apparently contends occurred is defined as a false and unprivileged communication which tends directly to injure an individual in respect to his business, either by imputing to him general disqualification in those…”
Springer v. Richardson Law Firm, 2010 OK CIV APP 72 (Okla. Civ. App. 2010). “" 12 O.S.2001 § 1442. A privileged publication or communication is one made "in any legislative or judicial proceeding .”
Dill v. Rader, 533 P.2d 650 (Okla. Civ. App. 1975). “The complained of slander in this case is of the “per se” variety — charging plaintiff with a crime and imputing to him a general lack of attributes required by his calling — 12 O.S.1971 § 1442. Matter of fact circulating such false rumors or character-destroying slander is a…”
Zeran v. Diamond Broad., Inc., 19 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (W.D. Okla. 1997). “Okla.Stat. tit. 12, § 1442 (1991). The only possible category into which the KXRO broadcast can fall is § 1442(5), which constitutes slander per quod.”
Standifer v. Val Gene Mgmt. Servs., Inc., 527 P.2d 28 (Okla. Civ. App. 1974). “This question involves consideration of one or two more basic issues: (1) is the alleged publication slanderous per se; or if not, (2) has special resulting damage been adequately alleged? To start our probe of these points we quote the statute defining slander — 12 O.S.1971 §…”
— Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 1442(3) — 3 cases
Mitchell v. Griffin Television, L.L.C., 2002 OK CIV APP 115 (Okla. Civ. App. 2002). “Slander is actionable per se, without a showing of actual damage, if it falls within the first four sections of 12 O.S.1991 § 1442. 1 Standifer v. Val Gene Management Services, Inc.”
Eastwood v. Nat'l Bank of Com., Altus, Okl., 673 F. Supp. 1068 (W.D. Okla. 1987). “2d 288, 294 (Alaska 1983); Okla.Stat. tit. 12, § 1444.1, for which special damages need not be alleged, see Okla.”
Tatum v. Philip Morris Inc., 809 F. Supp. 1452 (W.D. Okla. 1992). “Under Okla.Stat. tit. 12, § 1442(3), the slander Plaintiff apparently contends occurred is defined as a false and unprivileged communication which tends directly to injure an individual in respect to his business, either by imputing to him general disqualification in those…”
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