Statute · California Code of Civil Procedure
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 431.20 — Denials and Defenses
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 431.20
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 431.20 — Denials and Defenses is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.