{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-23-23-21","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-21","heading":"General rule as to damages","body":"For the breach of an obligation arising from contract, the\n\nmeasure of damages, except where otherwise expressly provided by\n\nthis chapter, is the amount which will compensate the party\n\naggrieved for all the detriment proximately caused thereby, or\n\nwhich, in the ordinary course of things, would be likely to result\n\ntherefrom. No damages can be recovered for a breach of contract,\n\nwhich are not clearly ascertainable in both their nature and origin.","path":["OK Code","Title 23"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os23.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"4a2288c18b71b2e20752bb170f6a1aae07c73d841f588befcf33e18f2173d376","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-23-23-2","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-23-23-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}