{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1081","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1081","heading":"Death of party after verdict or judgment","body":"(a) If a party dies after verdict is rendered, judgment may be\n\nrendered on the verdict although the representative or successor of\n\nthe decedent has not been substituted as a party to the action.\n\n(b) If a plaintiff dies after verdict or after judgment and the\n\nverdict and judgment are in his favor, his representative or\n\nsuccessor may be substituted for him upon motion of any party to the\n\naction with notice to the representative or successor, or\n\nsubstitution may be made upon motion of the representative or\n\nsuccessor of the decedent. Such motion may be made at any time\n\nbefore the judgment becomes dormant but it must be made before\n\naction is taken to enforce the judgment. A delay in substituting\n\nthe representative or successor of the decedent shall not affect the\n\nvalidity of a judgment lien.\n\n(c) If a defendant dies after verdict or after judgment and the\n\nverdict and judgment are in favor of the plaintiff, the judgment\n\nshall be filed with the representative of the decedent within the\n\ntime allowed for filing other claims and the judgment shall be\n\ntreated as if it has been allowed by the representative and it shall\n\nbe payable in the due course of administration.","path":["OK Code","Title 12"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os12.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"f33aa25c6bc5b939cc2ed9a9f6ee4c09dea7f59372845b42ab23c1cdbfd508f8","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-108","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-12-12-1082"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}