Farmer owes $82,000 in contract dispute over use of a 'thumbs-up' emoji, judge says | News
New York (CNN) — A Canadian farmer owes $82,000 for breach of contract after using a “thumbs-up” emoji in a text.
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New York (CNN) — A Canadian farmer owes $82,000 for breach of contract after using a “thumbs-up” emoji in a text.
A Saskatchewan judge ruled that using a ‘thumbs-up’ emoji counts as a contractual agreement when ordering a farmer to pay $82,000.
The ruling arose from a dispute between a farmer, Chris Achter, and a grain processing cooperative in southwestern Saskatchewan. Archer said that with the emoji he meant only that he had received the contract, not that he agreed to it.
A run-of-the-mill contract dispute in rural Canada has yielded a unique legal precedent for the internet age
A Canadian farmer owes $122,589 for breach of contract after using a "thumbs-up" emoji in a text.