Realty House, Inc. v. Grimm

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

This is an action by a realtor to recover a commission on the sale of a house. The trial court held that because a purchase agreement was in effect at the time the listing agreement expired, the cancellation of that agreement and the realtor’s failure to provide a protective list did not defeat the realtor’s claim to a commission on a later sale to the same buyer. We hold that an override clause cannot be enforced to collect a commission if a realtor fails to provide a protective list after the expiration of a listing agreement.

FACTS

Thomas and Suzanne Grimm listed their…