Code of Civil Procedure section 431.20

(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.

Source: Section 431.20, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=431.20. (updated Jan. 1, 1971; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/code_of_civil_procedure_section_431.20

Original Source: Section 431.20, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=431.20. (last accessed May 12, 2025).