[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 91 Ohio St.3d 201.]

WHITE ET AL., APPELLEES, v. CITY OF DAYTON, APPELLANT, ET AL. [Cite as White v. Dayton, 2001-Ohio-253.]

Appellate procedure—Final order—Political subdivision tort liability—R.C.

2744.02(C)—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on authority of Stevens v. Ackman. (Nos. 00-553 and 00-554—Submitted February 28, 2001—Decided March 28, 2001.)

APPEAL from and CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Montgomery County, No. 17714. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority of Stevens v. Ackman (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 182, 743 N.E.2d 901.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. __________________ Jeffrey R. McQuiston, Richard S. Skelton and Richard D. Donenfeld, for appellees.

J. Rita McNeil, Director of Law; Freund, Freeze & Arnold, Neil F. Freund and Lynnette Pisone Ballato, for appellant. __________________