[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 82 Ohio St.3d 387.]

THE STATE EX REL. BOWLES, APPELLANT, v. TRIMBLE, ADMR., ET AL., APPELLEES. [Cite as State ex rel. Bowles v. Trimble, 1998-Ohio-400.]

Workers’ compensation—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. (No. 96-546—Submitted June 9, 1998—Decided July 22, 1998.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 95APD02-168. __________________ Law Offices of Ronald J. Koltak, Ronald J. Koltak and Peter J. Gibson, for appellant.

Betty D. Montgomery, Attorney General, and Lisa A. Sotos, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees. __________________ {¶ 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. __________________