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bodily injury requirement in Texas

13 Texas opinions name it 3 courts 1900–2025 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Texas courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Allen v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1976 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2006–2014
2 sentences

2014See Allen v. State, 533 S.W.2d 352, 354 (Tex. Crim.

2007See Allen v. State , 533 S.W.2d 352, 354 (Tex. Crim.

33
Lane v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 1989 · cited in 3 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2003–2005
2 sentences

2005See id.

2005Id. at 787 .

33
City of Tyler v. Likesgreen
tex · 1998 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2025–2025
1 sentence

2025See, e.g., City of Tyler v. Likes, 962 S.W.2d 489, 495-96 (Tex. 1997) (“[M]inor physical symptoms . . . such as difficulty sleeping[] are not serious bodily injuries that can form the basis for recovering mental anguish damages.”).

11
Marshall v. Stategreen
texcrimapp · 2016 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018Marshall, 479 S.W.3d at 845 (explaining that the jury “only needed to determine whether the evidence supported a finding that he impeded Shawne’s breathing, thereby finding bodily injury per se”).

11
Wiley v. Bertelsengreen
texapp · 1989 · cited in 1 Texas opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
2 sentences

2000See Wiley, 770 S.W.2d at 882 .

2000See Wiley, 770 S.W.2d at 882 .

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Texas. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
Motiva Enterprises, LLC v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance green
ca5 · 2006
2 sentences

2007Id. at 383 .

2007Id. at 383 .

22007–2007
KB Home Lone Star Inc. v. Charles Gordon & Cynthia Gordon green
texapp · 2021
1 sentence

2023In support of this view of the meaning of “legal action,” Whataburger cites to KB Home Lone Star Inc. v. Gordon, 629 S.W.3d 649 , 657 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2021, no pet.).

12023–2023
Mitchell v. State neutral
texcrimapp · 1897
1 sentence

1900In Mitchell v. State, 38 Texas Crim.

11900–1900

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TX § Tex. Penal Code § 1.07 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 16 (1975–2023) TX 13 (1900–2025) IL 12 (1990–2020) MA 5 (1983–2016) OH 5 (1990–2007) NM 4 (1998–2013) NY 4 (1989–2018) CO 4 (2015–2024) PA 4 (1978–2017) CT 4 (2009–2017) MO 3 (1965–2019) RI 3 (1979–2002) ND 3 (1996–2000) MI 3 (1990–2025) NJ 3 (1979–1997) KY 3 (2022–2025) TN 3 (2002–2024) FL 3 (2004–2015) MD 2 (1994–2012) HI 2 (1999–2004) IN 2 (1995–2014) DE 2 (2018–2022) GA 2 (2010–2019)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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