{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-51-51-96","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 51, § 51-96","heading":"Summons and pleadings","body":"Upon the filing of the complaint or petition for the writ of\n\nouster, a summons shall issue for the defendant to appear and answer\n\nthe same within twenty (20) days of the service thereof, and there\n\nshall accompany the summons and be served upon the defendant a copy\n\nof the complaint or petition filed against him.\n\nThe petition and answer shall constitute the only pleadings\n\nallowed, and all allegations in the answer shall be deemed\n\ncontroverted, and any and all questions as to the sufficiency of the\n\npetition or complaint shall be raised and determined upon the trial\n\nof the cause; and if said petition is held insufficient in form, the\n\nsame shall be amended at once, and such amendment shall not delay\n\nthe trial of the case.","path":["OK Code","Title 51"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os51.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"aa23e5a87f9c41d1894711d1c245c2efb689de426b156940fcafda849d3f6e0d","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-51-51-95","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-51-51-97"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}