A recovery of damages, by virtue of this article, against a party who shall have made a return to a writ of mandamus, is a bar to any other action against the same party for the making of such return.
§ 1461.Damages a Bar to Further Action
Chapter 26: Mandamus · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1461 makes a plaintiff's recovery of damages against a defendant who made a return to a mandamus writ a bar to any other action against that same defendant for making that return.
Full Text of § 1461
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 4917.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1461 prevents a defendant from being punished twice for the same conduct. Once a plaintiff recovers damages under this article against a party who made a return to a writ of mandamus, that recovery bars any other action against the same party over that same return.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a defendant be sued again for the same return after paying mandamus damages?
No - Section 1461 makes that earlier recovery a bar to any other action against the same party for making that return.
Does this protect the defendant from all future lawsuits, or just ones about the same return?
Just ones concerning the making of that return, according to the text.
Why does this bar matter to a defendant who complied unsuccessfully?
It gives them certainty that once damages are recovered over a given return, they won't face a separate suit for the same conduct.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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