[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 83 Ohio St.3d 115.]

THE STATE EX REL. BAZEL, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO ET AL., APPELLEES.

[Cite as State ex rel. Bazel v. Indus. Comm., 1998-Ohio-427.]

Workers’ compensation—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. (No. 96-2749—Submitted July 15, 1998—Decided September 16, 1998.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 95APD12-1581. __________________ Stewart Jaffy & Associates Co., L.P.A., Stewart R. Jaffy and Marc J. Jaffy; and Thomas W. Condit, for appellant.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Dennis L. Hufstader, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees Industrial Commission and Administrator, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.

Tatgenhorst & Bruestle and Eric G. Bruestle, for appellee General Motors Corporation. __________________ {¶ 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, J., dissents and would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and grant the writ.

RESNICK and F.E. SWEENEY, JJ., separately dissent. __________________ ALICE ROBIE RESNICK, J., dissenting. {¶ 2} I would reverse the judgment of the court of appeals. __________________