Mrs. Mary Moynahan's Horseback Mishap

This blog post is about Mary Moynahan and a serious injury she sustained after being thrown from a horse while taking a beginners' class on November 14, 1933.

Source: Lansing State Journal; Oct 7, 1936

Mary Moynahan said that the horse "Diamond' that she was assigned to ride was "high-spirited, difficult to  manage, vicious and unruly." She sought $20,000 in damages from the Polo Club of the 119th Field Artillery.

Source: Lansing State Journal  Lansing, Michigan06 Oct 1936, Tue  •  Page 2

The Polo Club of the 119th Field Artillery said that Mary had dropped her reins and that Mary's horse "trotted slowly towards the picket line and that the horse was standing still when Mrs Moynahan rolled off into a thick coating of sawdust" and that the horse was "well-trained and gentle".

Mary did not get $20,000 but the court did award her $1,000 and when the Polo Club appealed the decision, the circuit court denied the motion.

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Lansing State Journal
Lansing, Michigan
01 Dec 1936, Tue  •  Page 13

Mrs Moynahan Managed the Cigar stands 

in Olds Tower and the Hollister Buildings

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Lansing State Journal
Lansing, Michigan
02 Mar 1929, Sat  •  Page 23

 It would have been exceptional for a woman in the 1920s to purchase a business from a bank!

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Lansing State Journal
Lansing, Michigan
06 Apr 1931, Mon  •  Page 29

Some Clippings About the 

Polo Club of the 119th Field Artillery

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Lansing State Journal
Lansing, Michigan
17 Sep 1931, Thu  •  Page 18

Source: Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) · 29 Jun 1935, Sat · Page 2

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Lansing State Journal
Lansing, Michigan
01 Jan 1932, Fri  •  Page 39

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Lansing State Journal
Lansing, Michigan
12 Sep 1931, Sat  •  Page 19