GroundRules
CCP § 430.20
Where this section sits in the code
- Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
- PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]
- TITLE 6. OF THE PLEADINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS [420. - 475.]
- CHAPTER 3. Objections to Pleadings; Denials and Defenses [430.10. - 432.10.]
- ARTICLE 1. Objections to Pleadings [430.10. - 430.90.]
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.
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