U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York August 21, 1879 (Moore v. The C. P. Morey)

BLATCHFORD, Circuit Judge.

The only negligence charged in the libel against the ttig is, that the master and crew of the tug either recklessly threw off the line of the schooner from the tow post of the tug or carelessly permitted it to slip off while the schooner was in peril and danger of loss should her line be permitted to slip off the tow post of the tug.