{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-430.20","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 430.20","heading":"","body":"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:\n(a) The answer does not state facts sufficient to constitute a defense.\n(b) The answer is uncertain. As used in this subdivision, “uncertain” includes ambiguous and unintelligible.\n(c) Where the answer pleads a contract, it cannot be ascertained from the answer whether the contract is written or oral.","path":["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.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"a2bae27f0e71e1b9deb9018275278b732c8ba9bc8d6af21a17528ba41f046265","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-430.10","next":"us-ca/ccp-430.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}