California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 431.20

Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.
(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.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 431.20 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-2-of-civil-actions/title-6-of-the-pleadings-in-civil-actions/chapter-3-objections-to-pleadings-denials-and-defenses/article-2-denials-and-defenses/section-431.20

Other sections in Article 2 - Denials and Defenses

§ 431.10§ 431.20§ 431.30§ 431.40§ 431.50§ 431.70

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