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Debra Byrum appeals the trial court’s order denying her request for unpaid commissions earned before Bookout Properties terminated her employment. Specifically, Byrum maintains that the trial court erred as a matter of law by concluding that her written commission schedule did not satisfy the “signed and written” requirement of the Statute of Frauds, specifically, Indiana Code § 32-21-1-10. 
 

Conclusion (slip op. at 2):  Concluding that her written commission schedule satisfies Indiana Code § 32-21-1-10, we reverse and remand. 
 

Key Analysis (slip op. at 6-7):  We conclude that because Bookout clearly agreed to pay Byrum a commission once a contract for a house was signed and Byrum performed her part of the bargain, Indiana Code §32-21-1-10 does not operate to prevent enforcement of the agreement . . . From the time Byrum began as a full-time employee, Bookout followed this commission schedule, and neither party denies that this writing sets forth the agreement between the parties. As a matter of law, Bookout’s written commission schedule satisfies Indiana Code § 32-21-1-10.