Oklahoma Statutes

Okla. Stat. tit. 76, § 2 (2026)

Damages for deceit

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One who willfully deceives another, with intent to induce him to alter his position to his injury or risk, is liable for any damage which he thereby suffers. R.L. 1910, § 993.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Signature Leasing LLC v. Buyer's Grp. LLC, 2020 OK 50 (Okla. 2020).
Signature Leasing LLC v. Buyer's Grp. LLC, 2020 OK 50 (Okla. 2020). · cites it 2× “" 76 O.S.2011, § 2. 2 Those provisions provide in relevant part: "an application for judicial relief under the Uniform Arbitration Act must be made by application and motion to the court and heard in the manner provided by law or rule of court for making and hearing motions.”
Cooper v. Parker-Hughey, 894 P.2d 1096 (Okla. 1995). · cites it 2× “Title 76 O.S.1981, § 2, permits one damaged by another’s deceit to receive damages.”
Specialty Beverages, L.L.C v. Pabst Brewing Co., 537 F.3d 1165 (10th Cir. 2008). “§ 58, and deceit, see Okla. Stat. tit. 76, § 2 , which some Oklahoma courts refer to as fraud, see Cooper v.”
Fortelney v. Liberty Life Assur. Co. of Boston, 790 F. Supp. 2d 1322 (W.D. Okla. 2011). · cites it 3× “§ 48 — Stoup and Liberty/WC subclass Count III — Fraud Under Oklahoma and Massachusetts Law — Fortelney, Stoup, Carter, Liberty/SS subclass, Liberty/SS payee subclass and Liberty/WC subclass Count TV — Violation of 76 O.S. § 2— Deceit — Fortelney, Stoup, Carter, Liberty/SS…”
State Ex Rel. Sw. Bell Tel. Co. v. Brown, 519 P.2d 491 (Okla. 1974). · cites it 2× “76 O.S.1971, § 2 provides that one who wilfully deceives another, with intent to induce him to alter his position to his injury or risk, is liable for any damage which he thereby suffers.”
Bane v. Anderson, Bryant & Co., 786 P.2d 1230 (Okla. 1989). “Title seventy-one provides that: *1235 “Every person who materially participates or aids in a sale or purchase made by any person liable under subsection (a) of § 408, or who directly or indirectly controls any person so liable, shall also be liable jointly and severally with…”
Okland Oil Co. v. Conoco Inc., 144 F.3d 1308 (10th Cir. 1998). “23, § 61 ; see also Okla. Stat. tit. 76, § 2 . “Detriment” is defined in Okla.”
Hitch Enter., Inc. v. Cimarex Energy Co., 859 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (W.D. Okla. 2012). “§ 58 (actual fraud defined); 76 O.S. §§ 2 (damages for deceit), 3 (deceits defined and classed).”
Beavers v. Lamplighters Realty, Inc., 556 P.2d 1328 (Okla. Civ. App. 1976). “76 O.S.1971 § 2 reads: “One who wilfully deceives another, with intent to induce him to alter his position to his injury or risk, is liable for any damage which he thereby suffers.”
Matthews v. LaBarge, Inc., 407 F. App'x 277 (10th Cir. 2011). · cites it 2× “He contends that this deceit violated Okla. Stat. tit. 76, § 2 , which provides, “One who willfully deceives another, with intent to induce him to alter his position to his injury or risk, is liable for any damage which he thereby suffers.”
United Servs. Auto. Ass'n v. McCants, 1997 OK 73 (Okla. 1997). · cites it 2× “1991 § 61 provide: "For the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, the measure of damages, except where otherwise expressly provided by this chapter, is the amount which will compensate for all detriment proximately caused thereby, whether it could have been…”
Bank One Columbus, N.A. v. Schad (In Re Kountry Korner Store), 221 B.R. 265 (Bankr. N.D. Okla 1998). “The Court does recognize a species of common law and statutory fraud in which a promise to perform some act in the future is made without the present intent to ever perform, however.”
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