California § 431.20. 431.20. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.)

California Statutes

§ 431.20. — 431.20. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.)

California § 431.20.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code CCPCode of Civil Procedure - CCP

Title6.

Part 2.TITLE 6. OF THE PLEADINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS

Ch. 3.CHAPTER 3. Objections to Pleadings; Denials and Defenses

Art. 2.ARTICLE 2. Denials and Defenses

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Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP Code § 431.20. (2026).

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(a)Every material allegation of the complaint or cross-complaint, not controverted by the answer, shall, for the purposes of the action, be taken as true.

(b)The statement of any new matter in the answer, in avoidance or constituting a defense, shall, on the trial, be deemed controverted by the opposite party.

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