Deep Sea Tankers v. The Long Branch

MEDINA, Circuit Judge.

These consolidated cases were tried before Judge Goddard March 11 to June 10, 1955, inclusive. At the conclusion of the trial it was ordered that briefs and all exhibits, together with the transcript of the testimony, be filed by October 3, 1955, oral arguments to be heard later. Judge Goddard died on August 26, 1955.

Thereafter certain holographic notes made by Judge Goddard during the trial, containing observations and comments relative to the demeanor and credibility of some of the witnesses and other matters, were discovered and placed in the file envelope in the…