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Okla. Stat. tit. 76, § 6 (2026)

General rights of persons

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Besides the personal rights mentioned or recognized under law, every person has, subject to the qualifications and restrictions provided by law, the right of protection from bodily restraint or harm, from personal insult, from defamation, and from injury to his personal relations. R.L. 1910, § 2955.

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Cited in 6 cases, 1974–1997 · leading case: A-Plus Janitorial & Carpet Cleaning v. Employers' Workers' Comp. Ass'n, 1997 OK 37, 936 P.2d 916.
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A-Plus Janitorial & Carpet Cleaning v. Employers' Workers' Comp. Ass'n, 1997 OK 37, 936 P.2d 916. · cites it 2× “Its terms are: "Besides the personal rights mentioned or recognized under law, every person has, subject to the qualifications and restrictions provided by law, the right of protection from bodily restraint or harm, from personal insult, from defamation, and from injury to his…”
Sutherland v. Saint Francis Hosp., Inc., 595 P.2d 780 (Okla. 1979). “13 This view appears well-taken because § 5(a) must be construed together with the next section (76 O.S.1971 § 6), also adopted in 1910, which contains a clear qualifying clause to the effect that “.”
Nash ex rel. Nash v. Baker, 522 P.2d 1335 (Okla. Civ. App. 1974). · cites it 4× “1971, § 8: “The rights of personal relations forbid: (1) The abduction of a husband from his wife or of a parent from his child.”
Fowler v. Bailey, 844 P.2d 141 (Okla. 1992). “For the meaning of "personal” interest, see 76 O.S.1991 § 6. Its terms are; "Besides the personal rights mentioned or recognized under law, every person has, subject to the qualifications and restrictions provided by law, the right of protection from bodily restraint or harm,…”
Overall v. State ex rel. Dep't of Pub. Saf., 910 P.2d 1087 (Okla. Civ. App. 1995). “) Title 76 O.S.1991 § 6, reads: Besides the personal rights mentioned or recognized under law, every person has, subject to the qualifications and restrictions provided by law, the right of protection from bodily restraint or harm.”
Cotner v. Sharp, 567 F. Supp. 888 (W.D. Okla. 1983). “76 O.S.1981 § 6. Not only does the evidence indicate that the Defendants acted reasonably and lawfully in the performance of their duties in execution of the bench warrant, any deprivation of Plaintiff’s rights was de minimis or an isolated incident and procedural due process is…”
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