District of Columbia Court of Appeals June 26, 1997, 95-CV-827 (Lee v. Luigi, Inc.)

WAGNER, Chief Judge:

Appellant, Stephen M. Lee, a former member of the Metropolitan Police Department, filed this negligence action against ap-pellee, Luigi, Inc., T/A Luigi’s Restaurant (Luigi’s) for damages for severe personal injuries sustained when he fell down a stairway inside Luigi’s Restaurant while on duty and investigating a suspected burglary in response to an activated burglar alarm.