Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 15, § 55 (2026)

Duress defined

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Duress consists in: 1. Unlawful confinement of the person of the party, or of husband or wife of such party, or of an ancestor, descendant, or adopted child of such party, husband or wife. 2. Unlawful detention of the property of any such person; or, 3. Confinement of such person, lawful in form, but fraudulently obtained, or fraudulently made unjustly, harassing or oppressive.

R.L.1910, § 900.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1991–1998 · leading case: Ohio Cas. Ins. Co. v. Todd, 813 P.2d 508 (Okla. 1991).

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Ohio Cas. Ins. Co. v. Todd, 813 P.2d 508 (Okla. 1991). “The common-law definition of duress is codified in 15 O.S.1981 § 55. In Newsom v. Medis, supra 239 P.”

Fleming Companies, Inc. v. Tru Disc. Foods, 1999 OK CIV APP 18 (Okla. Civ. App. 1998). “Lengthy and voluminous filings followed by both parties, including Defendants’ motion seeking reconsideration of the stay order.”

Cimarron Pipeline Constr., Inc. v. United States Fid. & Guar. Ins. Co., 848 P.2d 1161 (Okla. 1993). · cites it 2× “Morrison-Knudsen Company, 7 this Court expressly recognized economic duress or business compulsion as a species of duress defined in 15 O.S.1981, § 55 and Samuels Shoe Co. v.”

RCB Bank v. Carter (In Re Carter), 177 B.R. 951 (N.D. Okla. 1994). “Pointing out that Okla.Stat. tit. 15, § 55 restricts the meaning of “duress,” it found that the wrongful obtaining of a show of consent by unconscionable misuse of economic pressure is actionable as “constructive fraud” or “undue influence.”

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