[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 83 Ohio St.3d 437.]

THE STATE EX REL. THOMPSON, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO, APPELLEE, ET AL. [Cite as State ex rel. Thompson v. Indus. Comm., 1998-Ohio-35.] Workers’ compensation—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. (No. 98-75—Submitted September 15, 1998—Decided October 28, 1998.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 96APD11-1566. __________________ Law Office of Thomas Tootle and Thomas Tootle, for appellant. Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Craigg E. Gould, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed consistent with the opinion of the court of appeals. MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. __________________