Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 166 (2026)

Part subordinate to whole

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Particular clauses of a contract are subordinate to its general intent. R.L.1910, § 960.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2024 · leading case: Gary v. Am. Cas. Co. of Reading, Pa., 753 F. Supp. 1547 (W.D. Okla. 1990).

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Gary v. Am. Cas. Co. of Reading, Pa., 753 F. Supp. 1547 (W.D. Okla. 1990). “See Okla.Stat. tit. 15, § 166 & 167; United States ex rel.”

Golsen v. ONG W., Inc., 756 P.2d 1209 (Okla. 1988). “The trial court also held that the conservation laws of the state of Oklahoma relieved ONG from paying for any gas not taken during the time frame here considered.”

WLM Retail Trust v. Tramlaw Remainderman Ltd. P'ship, 2018 IL App (1st) 170819 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “" Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 157 (2011). Nevertheless, "[p]articular clauses of a contract are subordinate to its general intent.”

HBOP, LTD. v. Delhi Gas Pipeline Corp., 645 P.2d 1042 (Okla. Civ. App. 1982). “1971 § 154; Dooley v. Gordes, Okl., 434 P.2d 289 (1967). All parts of the contract are to be given full effect without straining interpretation, ignoring part or adding provisions contrary to the intent of the parties.”

Special Energy Corp., Stillwater, Mississippi, LLC v. Territory Resources, LLC, 2025 OK CIV APP 14 (Okla. Civ. App. 2024). “After execution of the 2015 Purchase Agreement, the "make no claim" clause in the Special Energy Confidentiality Agreement became "subordinate" to the "general intent" clause transferring the Mississippi Lime Package assets to Special Energy, including all of the Confidential…”

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