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Hurt

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

In such phrases as "to the hurt or annoyance of another," or "hurt, molested or restrained in his person or estate," this word is not restricted to physical injuries, but includes also mental pain, as well as discomfort or annoyance.

See Rowland v. Miller (Super. N. Y.) 15 N. Y. Supp. 702; Pronk v. Brooklyn Heights R. Co., 68 App. Div. 390, 74 N. Y. Supp. 375; Thurston v. Whitney, 2 Cush. (Mass.) 110.