{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"420","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 420","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 6. OF THE PLEADINGS IN CIVIL ACTIONS [420. - 475.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. The Pleadings in General [420. - 422.40.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-6/chapter-1"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The pleadings are the formal allegations by the parties of their respective claims and defenses, for the judgment of the Court.</p>","text":"The pleadings are the formal allegations by the parties of their respective claims and defenses, for the judgment of the Court.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/the-pleadings-in-general-420","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}