O'Boyle v. Cornell Steamboat Co.

(after stating the facts as above). This case really .involves a question of fact, for the law is simple enough. When a tug master has brought his tow to her place of destination, and moored or landed her safely at that destination, his task is completed, and he is discharged from further responsibility. Hughes v. Railroad Co. (D. C.) 93 Fed. 510. McWilliams v. Railroad Co., 203 Fed. 859, 122 C. C. A. 84; The Jersey Central, 221 Fed. 625, 137 C. C. A. 349; The Ganoga, 257 Fed. 720, 169 C. C. A. 8.

The question in the case at bar, therefore, is whether the tow was safely moored. There was at…