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Cal. Rules of Court, rule 430.20
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§ 430.20 A party against whom an answer has been filed may object, by demurrer as provided in Section 430.
Part 2: Of Civil Actions | Title 6: Of the Pleadings in Civil Actions | Chapter 3: Objections to Pleadings; Denials and Defenses | Article 1: Objections to Pleadings
Rule Text
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.
Amendment history: Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 244.