Disclosures made in answer to complaints in the nature of bills of discovery in equity may be made either by sworn answers or before a committee, as the judicial authority may determine. When either party in any action has obtained from the other party a disclosure on oath, respecting the matters alleged in any pleading, the disclosure shall not be deemed conclusive, but may be contradicted as any other testimony. (See General Statutes § 52-200.)
Section 13-18.Disclosures in Equity
Current through August 12, 2025 (2026 Practice Book edition) · Last verified July 9, 2026
In one sentenceGoverns disclosures made in response to old-style bills of discovery in equity, allowing them by sworn answer or before a committee, and makes clear such disclosures are not conclusive and can be contradicted like any other testimony.
Full Text of Section 13-18
Amendment History
(P.B. 1978-1997, Sec. 235.)
Plain-English Summary
Section 13-18 addresses disclosures made in answer to complaints in the nature of bills of discovery in equity. Those disclosures may be made either by sworn answers or before a committee, as the judicial authority determines. The rule also protects the other side’s ability to test what was disclosed: when one party has obtained a disclosure on oath from the other regarding matters alleged in a pleading, that disclosure is not treated as conclusive. It may be contradicted like any other testimony.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a bill of discovery in equity under Connecticut practice?
Section 13-18 refers to complaints in the nature of bills of discovery in equity, an older mechanism for obtaining sworn disclosures, and specifies how answers to them may be made.
Is a sworn disclosure under Section 13-18 treated as conclusive proof?
No. The rule states that a disclosure on oath respecting matters alleged in a pleading is not deemed conclusive and may be contradicted like any other testimony.
How are disclosures made under Section 13-18 — by sworn answer or in person?
Either. The judicial authority decides whether the disclosure is made by sworn answers or before a committee.
Source & verification. The section text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Connecticut Practice Book (Conn. Practice Book § 13-18). Prescribed by the Judges of the Superior Court of Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 51-14). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 9, 2026. ·
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