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Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 164 (2026)

Terms restricted to intention of parties

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However broad may be the terms of a contract, it extends only to those things concerning which it appears that the parties intended to contract. R.L.1910, § 958.

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Cited in 4 cases, 1968–2020 · leading case: Riedt v. Rock Island Improvement Co., 521 P.2d 79 (Okla. 1974).
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Riedt v. Rock Island Improvement Co., 521 P.2d 79 (Okla. 1974). “15 O.S.1971, § 164, provides that however broad may be the terms of a contract, it extends only to *83 those things concerning which it appears that the parties intended to contract.”
Dillon Fam. & Youth Servs., Inc. v. Dep't of Human Servs., 965 F.2d 932 (10th Cir. 1992). “Under Oklahoma law, “[h]owever broad may be the terms of a contract, it extends only to those things concerning which it appears that the parties intended to contract.”
Barnes v. Townley, 448 P.2d 468 (Okla. 1968). “15 O.S.1961, § 164; 17A C.J.S. Contracts § 295.”
Crawley Petroleum Corp. v. Gastar Expl. Inc, No. 5:17-cv-01365 (W.D. Okla. May 19, 2020). “Defendant points to Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 164 : “However broad may be the terms of a contract, it extends only to those things concerning which it appears that the parties intended to contract.”
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