[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 91 Ohio St.3d 207.]

CONYNE ET AL., APPELLEES, v. CITY OF CINCINNATI, APPELLANT, ET AL. [Cite as Conyne v. Cincinnati, 2001-Ohio-264.] 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. 00-1928—Submitted February 28, 2001—Decided March 28, 2001.) APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Hamilton County, No. C-000589. __________________ {¶ 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. __________________ Manley, Burke & Lipton, Timothy M. Burke and Rhonda S. Frey, for appellees. Fay D. Dupuis, City Solicitor, and Richard Ganulin, Assistant City Solicitor, for appellant. __________________