[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 82 Ohio St.3d 380.]

THE STATE EX REL. LOCKER, APPELLANT, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF OHIO ET AL., APPELLEES. [Cite as State ex rel. Locker v. Indus. Comm., 1998-Ohio-232.]

Workers’ compensation—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and State ex rel.

Gay relief ordered. (No. 96-278—Submitted May 26, 1998—Decided July 22, 1998.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 94APD11-1631. __________________ Brian & Brian Law Office and Richard F. Brian, for appellant.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Constance A. Snyder, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee Industrial Commission of Ohio. Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh and Mary E. Randall, for appellee Visiting Care, Inc. Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, L.P.A., and Richard A. Hernandez, for appellee Canton Christian Home.

Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur and Christopher C. Russell, for appellee Sanese Services, Inc. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed. The cause is returned to the Industrial Commission for relief consistent with State ex rel. Gay v. Mihm (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 315, 626 N.E.2d 666.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY and PFEIFER, JJ., concur.

COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., dissent. __________________