BRYAN, District Judge.
The scow Covered Wagon capsized on May 3, 1951, in the James River, near buoy 10, while in the tow of the tug J. Alvah Clark, and her owner has here libeled the tug to recover damages for the scow and her cargo. The question is whether the tug failed to exercise reasonable and ordinary care for the safekeeping of her tow.
On the previous day, at Dutch Gap on the upper James, the Clark had picked up five unmanned scows of the libelant...
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