Mugglin, J.
Petitioner, a police officer, while searching a split-level private residence for a possible intruder, injured his lower back and right knee when he stumbled down a set of stairs leading to the lowest level of the residence. Petitioner testified that he stumbled because the edge of the landing protruded about three inches over the first step and this condition was disguised because the three-inch lip was painted the same color as the steps. A fellow officer...
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