An agreed case is a procedure that can be used in rare situations in which the parties to a lawsuit agree on the facts and disagree on the relevant law as applied to the facts. In such a case the parties stipulate to the facts, file a narrative statement of the agreed facts, and submit the case to the court for a ruling.
If a case submitted on an agreed statement of facts is appealed, the narrative statement of facts stipulated to by the parties is filed with the appellate court (often the court of appeals) rather than the trial court record (a transcript of the trial that includes witness testimony and documents admitted in evidence).
In Oklahoma, an agreed case, also known as a case submitted on an agreed statement of facts, is a legal procedure where the disputing parties concur on the factual aspects of the case but seek a judicial determination on the legal questions involved. This process allows the parties to bypass the need for a full trial by stipulating to the facts and presenting a narrative statement of these agreed facts to the court. The court's role is then to apply the law to these facts and make a ruling. Should the decision be appealed, the narrative statement of agreed facts is presented to the appellate court, such as the court of appeals, instead of the trial court record, which typically includes a transcript of the trial proceedings. This procedure is relatively uncommon and is typically used in situations where the interpretation or application of the law is in question and not the underlying facts of the case.