California Statutes
§ 431.20. — 431.20. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.)
California·Code CCP Code of Civil Procedure - CCP·Title 6.·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
(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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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.