OK · jury_instructions
OUJI-CIV No. 1.20
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS – AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS – AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE
[Defendant] has raised the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense to the
claim of [Plaintiff] for [Specify Type of Claim]. [Defendant] has the burden of proving
by the greater w eight of the ev idence that the claim was barred by the statute of
limitations. A statute of limitations is a law that a case is barred if a plaintiff does not file
the case within a specifi ed period of time. The statute of limitations for the claim for
[Specify Type o f Claim] is [Specify Limitation Period], and the date that [Plaintiff]
filed this case was [Date]. In this case, the statute of limitations required [Plaintiff] to
file this case within [Specify Limitation Period] from [Specify Applicable Time for
Accrual of Claim, e.g., the date of breach of the contract, the date of injury, the date
when [Plaintiff] knew or reasonably should have known of the injury and its cause].
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- 2026-08-23
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- 2026-08-23
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