[This decision has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 94 Ohio St.3d 440.]

MCGEARY ET AL., APPELLEES, v. BROCKER ET AL., APPELLANTS. [Cite as McGeary v. Brocker, 2002-Ohio-1244.]

Court of appeals’ judgment reversed—Vacating of a summary judgment is a final appealable order. (Nos. 01-398 and 01-867—Submitted January 29, 2002—Decided March 20, 2002.)

APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Mahoning County, No. 00CA257. __________________ {¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed pursuant to R.C.

2505.02(B)(3) because the vacating of a summary judgment is a final appealable order.

MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, PFEIFER, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., concur. __________________ Martin F. White Co., L.P.A., Martin F. White and James J. Crisan, for appellees.

Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd., James L. Blomstrom and John T.

Dellick, for appellants. __________________