FORM NO.

5: APPELLEE’S BRIEF

(Caption and Title)

BRIEF FOR THE APPELLEE

Appellee, thru counsel, and unto this Honorable Court respectfully submits the brief in answer to
that of the appellant.

COUNTER-STATEMENT OF FACTS

The statement of facts made by appellant in his brief is so insufficient and inaccurate in many
details, that we prefer to make our own counter-statement of facts as appearing in the records of this case.

(Here, state the facts of the case, with reference to the pages of the record in support thereof, but
without repetition of matters in the appellant’s statement of facts)

ARGUMENT

First alleged error: (here quote the first assignment of error made by appellant in his brief.)

In answer to the above assignment of error allegedly committed by the lower court
_________________ (Here the appellee shall set forth references to the record. The authorities reline on
shall cited by the page of the report of which the case begins and the page of the report at which the
citation is found; viz, Macondray v. Eustaquio, 64 Phil. 446, 456.)

Second alleged error: (Here quote second assignment of error made by the appellant in his
brief.)

In answer to the above assignment of error allegedly committed by the lower court
___________________ (Here the appellee shall set forth his arguments in answer to the second
assignment of error, etc.)

IN VIE OF THE FOREGOING, it is respectfully prayed that the appeal interposed by the
appellant in the above-entitled case be dismissed, with cost in both instances.

(Venue, date, signature)

(Explanation)

(Affidavit of service)