Supreme Court of South Carolina April 21, 1997, No. 24603 (Hamiter v. Retirement Division of the South Carolina Budget & Control Board)

BURNETT, Justice.

Ann Gell Hamiter appeals the grant of summary judgment to the South Carolina Senate (Senate). We affirm.

FACTS

Hamiter, a Senate employee, was directly employed by Senator John Lindsay. Upon his death in January 1991, she was notified her employment would terminate on February 1, 1991.

*95At the time of termination of her employment, Hamiter was suffering from various illnesses.