Denials and Defenses
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wanamaker v. Albrecht (1996)
Most recently applied in Wanamaker v. Albrecht (October 1996)
Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.
(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.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.