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Lavery, C. J., and Mihalakos and Zarella, Js. Submitted on briefs June 14--officially released August 22, 2000 Counsel

Lannell Reed Emmerson, pro se, the appellant (plaintiff), filed a brief. Stuart G. Blackburn filed a brief for the appellees (defendants).
Opinion

ZARELLA, J. The plaintiff, Lannell Reed Emmerson, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered on the granting of the defendants1 motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff claims that the trial court's granting of the motion was (1) improper because genuine issues of material fact existed and (2) premature as the pleadings were not closed prior to the filing of the summary judgment motion. We affirm the judgment in part and reverse it in part. The following facts and procedural history are neces-

sary to our disposition of this appeal. In his complaint, the plaintiff alleged that on November 12, 1997, he was a paying guest at the defendant Super 8 Motel-Stamford. On that date, the plaintiff claimed that he delivered his automobile, attached trailer and personal property to the motel. The plaintiff claimed that on that day he asked the employees of the motel to provide a safe place for his vehicle and its belongings, which they agreed to do. The plaintiff moved the vehicle to the location in the parking lot as directed. The plaintiff additionally alleged that the defendants negligently failed to deliver the property back to the plaintiff. In the second count of his complaint, the plaintiff alleged that as a result of the defendants' failure to protect his car against criminal activity, his car was broken into and $36,000 was stolen from the glove compartment. The third count makes additional allegations of negligence with respect to the inadequacy of the lighting, and the fourth count alleges that the defendant negligently failed to render aid to the plaintiff. The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment claiming that they had satisfied their obligations to the plaintiff pursuant to General Statutes

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