Show SUIT FOB SOB DAMAGES M if J Delahunt Says He Was Injured d din din in Atlas Block Suit was begun in the district court Ourt court yesterday by b p M 11 J Delahunt against the S S Walker Estate company to tt recover the sum of together toge her with and the costs of ot the alleged to have been sustained in per personal er damages because of tile the th e negligence gence of o the defendant company It is claimed in the complaint thi th the defendant is the owner of a eer certain tain tam building on Second South street t known as the Atlas block and notI also alro that the said building is provided with witha a stairway for the Ingress and egress of persons who are ate compelled c to go into the building It is the duty of at atthe the company as owners of the build building building ing inS it is charged to maintain the stairway in n a n safe and harmless h s condi condition conditIon condition tion in order tb prevent injury or ac accident accident accident and to keep the stairway lighted On the night of Oct 19 1901 the plaintiff It is alleged was compelled to go the building and at that time the defendant company dis its duties negligently failed J light the stairway leaving it in al almost almost almost most total darkness As a result of the darkness the plaintiff fell violently down the steps sustaining a broken leir leg and other injuries from which h e ewas was compelled to o go to a hospital hospit l |