Kathy Wright and real estate agent Jennifer Crilow orally agreed to a contract with a “protection period.” Under this provision, if Wright’s property sold after the contract expired to a party who had been shown the property during the term of the contract, Crilow would still receive a commission. Crilow sent Wright a written copy of the agreement. Wright crossed out the protection-period provision and then signed and returned the copy. Before the contract expired, Crilow showed Wright’s property to Michael Ballway. After the contract expired, Ballway bought the property.
Does Wright owe Crilow a commission? Why or why not?
