When, by the verdict either party is entitled to recover money of the adverse party the jury, in their verdict, must assess the amount of recovery.
§ 590.Jury Must Assess Amount of Recovery
Chapter 11: Trial · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 590 requires the jury, whenever its verdict entitles either party to recover money from the other, to state the specific dollar amount of that recovery.
Full Text of § 590
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5015.
Plain-English Summary
A verdict that entitles either party -- plaintiff or defendant -- to recover money from the adverse party has to include a number. The jury must assess the amount of that recovery as part of the verdict itself, rather than leaving the figure for the court to work out afterward.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Oklahoma jury have to state a dollar amount when it awards money damages?
Yes. Whenever the verdict entitles a party to recover money, the jury must assess the amount of that recovery.
Does this apply only to plaintiffs, or also to defendants who win money on a counterclaim?
It applies to either party -- the statute covers whichever party is entitled to recover money of the adverse party by the verdict.
Can the court fill in the recovery amount if the jury's verdict leaves it out?
The statute puts that job on the jury itself, requiring it to assess the amount of recovery as part of the verdict.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
· Official source
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