California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Code of Civil Procedure - CCP |
Part 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS |
Title 6. OF THE PLEADINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS |
Chapter 3. Objections to Pleadings; Denials and Defenses |
ARTICLE 1. Objections to Pleadings |
Section 430.20.
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A party against whom an answer has been filed may object, by demurrer as provided in Section 430.30, to the answer upon any one or more of the following grounds:
(a) The answer does not state facts sufficient to constitute a defense.
(b) The answer is uncertain. As used in this subdivision, "uncertain" includes ambiguous and unintelligible.
(c) Where the answer pleads a contract, it cannot be ascertained from the answer whether the contract is written or oral.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.)