Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:
The question in this case is whether a party may move for summary judgment on an issue that was not pled in that party's complaint.
The defendants leased property from the plaintiff and operated a hamburger stand until the property was destroyed by a fire. After the fire, the defendants ceased paying rent. The plaintiff filed a complaint seeking unpaid rent and possession based on the failure to pay rent...
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