§ 1758 Counterclaim or setoff by verified answer
§ 1758. Counterclaim or setoff by verified answer
No formal pleading, other than the claim and notice, shall be necessary, but if the defendant wishes to state new matter which constitutes a counterclaim or a setoff, he shall file a verified answer, a copy of which shall be delivered to the plaintiff in person, and filed with the clerk of the court not later than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the hour set for the first appearance of said defendant in such action. Such answer shall be made in substantially the following form:
COUNTERCLAIM OR SETOFF
In the District Court,
County of _____________,
State of Oklahoma.
_______________________________
Plaintiff
vs.
Small Claims No. __________
______________________________
Defendant
Claim of defendant.
STATE OF OKLAHOMA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF __________ )
__________, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That said plaintiff is indebted to said defendant in the sum of $________ for _______, which amount defendant prays may be allowed as a claim against the plaintiff herein.
______________________________
Subscribed and sworn to before me this __________ day of _______, 19___.
______________________________
Notary Public (or Clerk or Judge)