Oklahoma Statutes
Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 71 (2026)
Forcible exclusion from real property
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For forcibly ejecting or excluding a person from the possession of real property, the measure of damages is three times such a sum as would compensate for the detriment caused to him by the act complained of. R.L. 1910, § 2882.
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Cited in 2
cases, 1993–2015 · leading case: Maxwell v. Samson Resources Co., 848 P.2d 1166 (Okla. 1993).
Maxwell v. Samson Resources Co., 848 P.2d 1166 (Okla. 1993). “In strictly construing 23 O.S.1931, § 71, which grants treble damages to a person who is forcibly ejected or excluded from the possession of real property, this Court reversed a judgment for plaintiff because the instructions given provided for recovery of treble damages on a…”
Autumn Wood Farms, LLC v. Bynum, 2015 OK CIV APP 90 (Okla. Civ. App. 2015). “" The court also awarded Autumn Wood $1,000 in "nominal damages" and trebled the damages pursuant to 23 O.S. 2011 §71, for a total of $4,000 in damages.”
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