§ 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)