ASaskatchewan court ruled that sending a thumbs-up emoji could indicate a contractual agreement. Costs farmer $82,000

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A Saskatchewan court has ruled that sending someone a thumbs-up emoji could indicate a contractual agreement.

The case in question was between South West Terminal Ltd. (SWT) and Achter Land & Cattle Ltd. over a flax contract.

SWT argued that a text message with a thumbs-up emoji was understood as an agreement that Achter would deliver flax to SWT.

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Justice T. J. Keene agreed, awarding SWT $82,200 in damages, plus interests and court costs.

There were a couple of calls between the SWT representative and the owners of Achter. Then SWT had a contract drafted, the court document said.

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The SWT representative took a photo of the contract, including his signature. He then texted the image to one of the owners with the message “Please confirm flax contract.”

Achter’s owner responded with a thumbs-up emoji.

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h/t Little Lost

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