Conn. Practice Book § 67-5

and Organization

The brief of the appellee shall contain, in a form

corresponding to that stated in Section 67-4, the

following:

(a) A table of contents.

(b) A counterstatement of any issue involved as

to which the appellee disagrees with the statement

of the appellant or a statement of any other grounds

which were properly raised by an appellee under

Section 63-4. Such statement shall be deemed in

replacement of and shall supersede the preliminary

statement of the issues.

(c) A table of authorities cited in the brief, with

references to the page or pages of the brief where

the citations to those authorities appear. Citations

shall be in the form provided in Section 67-11.

(d) A counter statement of any fact as to which

the appellee disagrees with the statement of the

appellant. The counter statement of facts shall

be in narrative form and shall be supported by

appropriate references to the page or pages of the

transcript or to the relevant document upon which

the appellee relies. An appellee may not rely on any

fact unless it is set forth in the appellee’s counter

statement of facts or in the appellant’s statement

of facts or is incorporated in any brief of the par -

ties in accordance with Section 67- 4 (e) or with

subsection (e) hereof.

(e) The argument of the appellee, divided as

provided in Section 67-4 (e). The argument on

each point shall include a separate, brief statement

of the standard of review the appellee believes

should be applied. The argument may augment or

take exception to the appellant’s presentation of

rulings or the charge by reference to any relevant

part of the court’s charge or any other evidence

in narrative or verbatim form which is relevant to

such question, with appropriate references to the

statements of facts or to the page or pages of the

transcript or to the relevant document.

(f) Claims, if any, directed to any rulings or decisions of the trial court adverse to the appellee.

These shall be made in the manner provided in

Section 67-4 (e).

(g) A short conclusion stating the precise relief

sought.

(h) The text of the pertinent portions of any constitutional provision, statute, ordinance or regulation

at issue or on which the appellee relies. Such text

need not be included in the brief if it is included in

the appellant’s brief or appendix or in the appendix

to the appellee’s brief.

(i) In appeals filed pursuant to Section 81-4, a

statement as to whether the appellee disputes the

applicability of the version of the land use regulations filed with the appellate clerk. If the appellee

disputes the applicability of such regulations, it

shall set forth its basis for maintaining that such

regulations do not apply.

(j) The appellee’s brief shall be organized in

the following order: table of contents; statement of

issues; table of authorities; statement of facts; argument; conclusion and statement of relief requested;

signature; and certification pursuant to Section

62-7.

(k) When the appellee is also the cross appellant, the issues on the cross appeal shall be briefed

in accordance with Section 67-4. In such a case,

the briefs shall clearly label which sections of the

brief refer to the appeal and which refer to the

cross appeal.