PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Summary Judgment & Summary Adjudication
......Purpose of Motion
.........Presence of Fact Issue(s)
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Purpose of SJ to determine existence of issues of fact.

Must determine if triable issue of fact but pleadings serve to delimit scope of issues in summary judgment litigation.

SJ motion is not trial upon merits, but vehicle to determine whether there is issue to be tried.