[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 83 Ohio St.3d 392.]

THE STATE EX REL. WATKINS, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO, APPELLEE. [Cite as State ex rel. Watkins v. Indus. Comm., 1998-Ohio-61.] Workers’ compensation—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. (No. 97-1871—Submitted August 19, 1998—Decided October 14, 1998.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 96APD09-1218. __________________ Philip J. Fulton & Associates and William A. Thorman III, for appellant. Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Cheryl J., Nester, 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., PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. DOUGLAS, RESNICK and F.E. SWEENEY, JJ., dissent. __________________ ALICE ROBIE RESNICK, J., dissenting. {¶ 2} I would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and enter judgment pursuant to State ex rel. Gay v. Mihm (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 315, 626 N.E.2d 666. DOUGLAS and F.E. SWEENEY, JJ., concur in the foregoing dissenting opinion. __________________