On May 1, Corporate Properties, Inc., a commercial property owner, asks Erik Woodruff, a real estate agent, to help market and sell Corporate Properties office building. Under the terms of Corporate Properties offer, if a buyer makes a serious offer to buy the building within sixty days, Corporate Properties must pay Eriks commission. Erik puts signs on the building, ads in real estate pamphlets and a locally focused Web site, features the property in a walking tour online, and shows the building to potential buyers. On June 1, Corporate Properties tells Erik that it is canceling their arrangement. Five days later, Corporate Properties closes a sale on the building without Eriks participation. Erik files a suit against Corporate Properties for the amount of his commission. In whose favor is the court likely to rule, and why?