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.
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.
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.
h/t Little Lost