Railway Express Agency Inc. v. Shuttleworth

This is an appeal from the judgment of the superior court of Fulton County affirming an award of the Industrial Board in favor of the widow of Shuttleworth. The facts are these: Shuttleworth was an employee of Railway Express Agency Inc., as a special agent. His duties were those generally of an investigator. His headquarters were at Nashville, Tennessee, where he had his home. His contract of employment was made and entered into in Atlanta, Georgia. As such special agent his territory embraced parts of Georgia, including Atlanta, and the State of Tennessee. His duties were to travel over…