# Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-6: Interest upon damages

> Oklahoma · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-6

## Section

- **Citation:** Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-6
- **Heading:** Interest upon damages
- **Jurisdiction:** Oklahoma
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OK Code / Title 23 / Section 23-6

## Text

Any person who is entitled to recover damages certain, or

capable of being made certain by calculation, and the right to

recover which is vested in him upon a particular day, is entitled

also to recover interest thereon from that day, except during such

time as the debtor is prevented by law, or by the act of the

creditor from paying the debt.

R.L. 1910, § 2848.

## Nearby sections

- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-1 Species of relief](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-2 Damages as relief from forfeiture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-2.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-3 Right to damages - Definition of damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-3.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-4 Detriment defined](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-4.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-5 Future detriment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-5.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-6 Interest upon damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-6.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-7 Jury may allow interest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-7.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-8 Waiver of interest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-8.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-9.1 Punitive damages awards by jury](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-9.1.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-9.3 Definitions – Payment of damages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-9.3.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-10 Recovery of damages by political subdivisions from parents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-10.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-12 Defense of contributory negligence or assumption of risk as](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-12.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-13 Comparative negligence](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-13.md)
- [Okla. Stat. tit. 23, § 23-14 Damages diminished in proportion to contributory](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OK_T23_S23-14.md)

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