Okla. Stat. » Title 12 — CIVIL PROCEDURE
Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 587 (2026)

General and special verdict

✓ laws through the 2025 session (checked Sept. 2026)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section OK-LEGoklegislature.gov JustiaOkla. Stat. CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

The verdict of a jury is either general or special. A general verdict is that by which they pronounce generally upon all or any of the issues, either in favor of the plaintiff or defendant. A special verdict is that by which the jury finds facts only. It must present the facts as established by the evidence, and not the evidence to prove them; and they must be so presented as that nothing remains to the court but to draw from them conclusions of law. R.L. 1910, § 5012.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2021 · leading case: Beason v. I. E. Miller Servs., Inc., 441 P.3d 1107 (Okla. 2019).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Beason v. I. E. Miller Servs., Inc., 441 P.3d 1107 (Okla. 2019). · cites it 2× “12 O.S.2011 § 587. Generally, a verdict of a jury is either general or special.”
Bane v. Anderson, Bryant & Co., 786 P.2d 1230 (Okla. 1989). “After receiving all of the evidence, the jury rendered a general verdict against Anderson, Bryant & Co.”
Smith v. Gizzi, 564 P.2d 1009 (Okla. 1977). “” A special verdict although impermissible is defined by 12 O.S.1971 § 587 as: “The verdict of a jury is either general or special.”
Grumman Credit Corp. v. Rivair Flying Serv., Inc., 845 P.2d 182 (Okla. 1992). “1989) quoting 12 O.S.1981 § 587. “[A] general verdict of a jury constitutes a finding of every material fact necessary to support it, and is conclusive as to all disputed facts and conflicting statements.”
In the Matter of A.F.K., 2014 OK CIV APP 6, 317 P.3d 221. “In this case, each verdict form constitutes a general verdict as required by 12 O.S.2011 § 587 because it is a complete pronouncement on the issue of termination, as opposed to a finding of facts alone.”
Britton v. Groom, 373 P.2d 1012 (Okla. 1962). “See 12 O.S.1961 § 587, and 89 C.J.S. Trial § 500, at p.”
Beason v. I. E. Miller Servs., Inc., 2019 OK 28. “12 O.S.2011 § 587. Generally, a verdict of a jury is either general or special.”
Knight v. McBee, 767 P.2d 878 (Okla. 1988). “The tri furcation I counsel today would neither “split” this action to recover for a single tort nor offend our fundamental law’s prohibition 1 against submitting a case for the jury’s decision by “special verdict.”
In the Matter of A.F.K., 2014 OK CIV APP 6, 317 P.3d 221. · cites it 2× “In this case, each verdict form constitutes a general verdict as required by 12 O.S. 2011 §587 because it is a complete pronouncement on the issue of termination, as opposed to a finding of facts alone.”
Hayes v. Ne. Oklahoma Elec. Coop., 2022 OK CIV APP 20, 512 P.3d 1261. · cites it 2× “See 12 O.S. §587 Davis v. the City of Tulsa, 2004 OK CIV APP 28 In determining whether an activity is abnormally dangerous, the following factors are to be considered: (a) existence of a high degree of risk of some harm to the person, land or chattels of others; (b) likelihood…”
Knight v. State, 2014 OK CIV APP 6, 317 P.3d 221. “In this case, each verdict form constitutes a general verdict as required by 12 O.S.2011 § 587 because it is a complete pronouncement on the issue of termination, as opposed to a finding of facts alone.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.