BODILY - Black's Law Dictionary

What is BODILY? Definition of BODILY in Black's Law Dictionary - Legal dictionary - Glossary of legal terms.

Pertaining to or concerning the body; of or belonging to the body or the physical constitution; not mental but corporeal. Electric R. Co. v. Lauer, 21 Ind.App. 466, 52 N.E. 703; Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Campbell, 18 Tenn. App. 452, 79 S.W.2d 296.

Under a health insurance policy the words "bodily disease or illness" have been held to embrace insanity. American Nat. Ins. Co. v. Denman, Tex.Civ.App., 260 S.W. 226, 227; Syphilis and insanity caused by syphilis. Magill v. Travelers Ins. Co., C.C.A.Mo., 133 F.2d 709, 712.

Bodily Harm

Any touching of the person of another against his will with physical force, in an intentional, hostile, and aggressive manner, or a  projecting  of such force against his  person.  People  v.  Moore, 50 Hun, 356, 3 N.Y.Supp. 159. Any impairment of physical condition of another's body or physical pain or illness, but does not include minute disturbance of nerve centers caused by fear, shock or other emotions. Clark v. Associated Retail Creditmen of Washington, 70 App.D.C. 183, 105 F.2d 62, 64.

Bodily Heirs

Heirs begotten or borne by the person referred to; lineal descendants. Turner v. Hause, 199 Ill. 464, 65 N.E. 445; Righter v. Forrester, 1 Bush, Ky., 278. Progeny or issue, Including children, grandchildren, and other lineal descendants. Matthews v. Matthews, 214 N.C. 204, 198 S.E. 663, 665. Children synonymous. Murdock v.

Deal, 208 N.C. 754, 182 S.E. 466. Heirs of body synonymous, Williamson v. Cox, 218 N.C. 177, 10 S.E.2d 662, 666. Adopted child as included in words "bodily heirs", Leeper v. Leeper, 347 Mo. 442, 147 S.W.2d 660, 663, 133 A.L.R. 586 Words of limitation, Kinnaird v. Farmers' & Merchants' Bank, 249 Ky. 661, 61 S.W.2d 291.

Bodily Infirmity

A settled disease or ailment that would probably result to some degree in general impairment of physical health and vigor. Travelers' Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., v. Byers, 123 Cal.App. 473, 11 P.2d 444, 446; Ross v. First American Ins. Co., 125 Neb. 329, 250 N.W. 75, 79. An ailment or disorder of an established and settled character. Maremont v. Lawyers Mut. Ben. Ass'n, 294 Ill. App. 605, 13 N.E.2d 849; Ross v. First American

Ins. Co., 125 Neb. 329, 250 N.W. 75, 79; something that  amounts  to  inroad  on  physical  health  or i mpairment of bodily or mental powers. McClure v. World Ins. Co., 126 Neb. 676, 254 N.W. 393; Gyulai v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 135 Pa. Super. 73, 4 A.2d 824, 826.

Bodily Injury

Any physical or corporeal injury; not necessarily restricted to injury to the trunk or main part of the body as distinguished from the head or limbs. State Life Ins. Co. v. Allison,  C.C.A.Ala., 269 F. 93, 94, 14 A.L.R. 412; Ross v. International Travelers Ass'n, Tex.Civ.App., 283 S.W. 621. A physical injury only. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Shrigley, D.C.Ark., 26 F.Supp. 625, 628. A cut, bruise, or wound. Chase v. Business Men's Assur. Co. of America, C.C.A.Utah, 51 F.2d 34, 36. A localized abnormal condition of the living body. King v. Travelers Ins. Co., 123 Conn. 1, 192 A. 311. An injury caused by external violence. P.rannaker v. Prudential Ins. Co. of America, 236 Mo.App. 239, 150 S.W.2d 498, 502. Burns v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corporation, Limited, of London, England, 134 Ohio St. 222, 16 N.E.2d 316, 321, 117 A.L.R. 733.

"Bodily injuries" and "personal injuries" are not synonymous. • Malone v. Costa, 151 Fla. 144, 9 So.2d 275, 277. "Bodily injury" and "personal injury" may be used as equivalent terms. Cormier v. Hudson, 284 Mass. 231, 187 N.E. 625, 626. American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Mahon, 170 Md. 573, 185 A. 330, 332, 105 A.L.R. 1200.

Bodily Member

An ear is not embraced in the term "member". Lumbermens Mut. Casualty Co. v. Cook, 69 Ga. App. 131, 25 S.E.2d 67, 71.

Great Bodily Harm

An injury of a greater and more serious kind than battery. Shires v. Boggess, 72 W.Va. 109, 77 S.E. 542, 545. Equivalent to "maim." State v. Foster, 281 Mo. 618, 220 S.W. 958, 959.

Great Bodily Injury

An injury of a more grave and serious character than an ordinary battery, but one which cannot be definitely defined. State v. Ockij, 165 Iowa, 237, 145 N.W. 486, 487; Hallett v. State, 109 Neb. 311, 190 N.W. 862, 863.

 

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