[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 91 Ohio St.3d 205.]

TIGNOR, APPELLEE, v. FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ET AL.; WHALEY, DEPUTY, APPELLANT. [Cite as Tignor v. Franklin Cty. Bd. of Commrs., 2001-Ohio-259.]

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

2744.02(C)—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed on authority of Stevens v. Ackman. (No. 00-1013—Submitted February 28, 2001—Decided March 28, 2001.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Franklin County, No. 99AP-571. __________________ {¶ 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. __________________ Zach Zunshine, for appellee.

Hunter, Carnahan & Shoub, Robert R. Byard and Russell E. Carnahan, for appellant. __________________