PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Summary Judgment & Summary Adjudication
......Purpose of Motion
.........Not Determine Merits
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SJ not used to determine merit of factual issues.

Issue finding rather than issue determination is pivot upon which SJ law turns.

Since function of trial ct. in SJ motions is issue finding, not issue determination, abuse of discretion to determine no triable issues of fact existed.