Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. v. Cox

This is a workman’s compensation case. On the morning of April 6, 1936, a terrible tornado visited Gainesville, Georgia, and eut a swath nearly a half mile wide through the town, killing 200 people and injuring nearly 1000. It destroyed or injured beyond repair 85 brick stores and factories, heavily damaged 53 stores, and slightly damaged 116 others. Approximately 320 frame buildings were injured beyond repair, 110 were heavily damaged, and 309 were slightly damaged. Among the buildings destroyed was the Hall County court-house, a solid brick structure. In 1880 a windstorm or tornado visited…