Whenever damages are recoverable, the plaintiff may claim and recover any rate of damages to which he may be entitled for the cause of action established.
§ 661.Amount of Damages Recoverable
Chapter 11: Trial · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceSection 661 entitles a plaintiff to claim and recover whatever measure of damages the established cause of action supports, without limiting recovery to some lesser or different rate.
Full Text of § 661
Amendment History
R.L. 1910, § 5038.
Plain-English Summary
Once a plaintiff proves a cause of action, Section 661 doesn't cap what follows from it. The plaintiff may claim and recover damages at whatever rate the established cause of action entitles them to.
The section sets no dollar figures and no formula; it states the underlying principle that recovery tracks the cause of action proved, not some artificially reduced measure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Oklahoma limit how much a plaintiff can recover once liability is proven?
Section 661 doesn't impose its own limit; it entitles the plaintiff to recover whatever rate of damages the established cause of action supports.
Does this section set specific damages amounts for any type of claim?
No, it states a general entitlement rather than fixing any dollar figure.
What does “the cause of action established” mean here?
It refers to whichever claim the plaintiff proved at trial; damages follow from that proven claim.
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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