{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-591","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 591","heading":"","body":"An issue of law must be tried by the court, unless it is referred upon consent; provided, however, that failure on the part of any person filing any demurrer to prosecute the same may be construed as a waiver of such demurrer, except as otherwise provided in Section 430.80 of this code.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 8. OF THE TRIAL AND JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTIONS [577. - 674.]","CHAPTER 3. Issues—The Mode of Trial and Postponements [588. - 599.]"],"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":"ec205b0c9c3e4f4117fad6d55c0e0679a8b00317ccac462f8a1348013c69b93f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-590","next":"us-ca/ccp-592"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}