Allstate Insurance Co. v. Phoenix

The deceased was employed by Allstate Insurance Company as assistant claims manager and division supervisor. The company’s Atlanta office is the home office for eight southeastern States. Those States are divided into two divisions, the western division consisting of Tennessee, -Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi. The deceased was supervisor of the western division. While the deceased traveled into the States of his division on company business, the bulk of his employment activities was performed in the Atlanta office. Sometime during the week ending February 21, 1953, the deceased went to…