Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · Oklahoma · Title 60 — Property

§60-157. Mortgages - Words not giving notice of existence of trust.

167 words·~1 min read·/ok/title-60-property/60-157·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

The appearance of the words "trustee" or "as trustee" or "agent" following the name of the mortgagee in any mortgage on real estate or personal property heretofore or hereafter executed, without other language showing a trust, shall not be deemed to give notice to or put on inquiry any person dealing with said property or mortgage that a trust exists, or that there are other beneficiaries of said mortgage except the mortgagee named therein, and such mortgage shall vest full rights and ownership to such mortgage and lien created thereby in such mortgagee, and an assignment or release of said mortgage by such mortgagee, whether followed by the words "trustee" or "as trustee" or "agent" or not, shall vest full and complete title and ownership in said mortgage in the assignee, or shall constitute a full and complete release of said mortgage, free from any claims of all persons or corporations.
This act shall not apply to any suits now pending. Laws 1953, p. 65, § 2.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.