Section 430.50.
Cal. Code of Civil Procedure - CCP § 430.50.
in effect(a)
A demurrer to a complaint or cross-complaint may be taken to the whole complaint or cross-complaint or to any of the causes of action stated therein.
(b)
A demurrer to an answer may be taken to the whole answer or to any one or more of the several defenses set up in the answer.
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