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What Happens To Your Stuff If You Die Without A Will?
By Sarah Buchan. Any competent adult who has a "Last Will and Testament" may leave their property in whatever manner they wish. A spouse can choose to take his share of the property regardless of what the Will leaves him. In other words, you can't cut out your spouse...
Fraud Under Oklahoma Law
The elements of actionable fraud are: 1) a false material misrepresentation, 2) made as a positive assertion which is either known to be false or is made recklessly without knowledge of the truth, 3) with the intention that it be acted upon, and 4) which is relied on...
Enforcing A Promise When There Is No Contract
By Paula Quillin. The Court in Russell v. Board of County Commissioners, 1997 OK 80, 952 P.2d 492 outlined the elements of the doctrine of promissory estoppel. The Court first noted that "Promissory estoppel, which is grounded in the Restatement (Second) of Contracts...
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Under Oklahoma Law
By Curtis Roberts. Sometimes a person initiating a lawsuit, who is called the "plaintiff," will sue another person for "intentional infliction of emotional distress." This type of claim is a tort, meaning wrongful conduct that damages another person. When a person has...