California · Code of Civil Procedure - CCP
CCP §430.50: (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.
What this law says, in plain English
A demurrer is a legal motion that can challenge an entire complaint or specific claims within it.
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(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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