Contractual acceptance by Emoji

The courts have moved into the modern age!

There was a recent case out of Sask involving a purchase of flax seeds by a business.

There was a quote by the vendor and someone from the prospective purchaser sent back a thumbs up emoji.

Thus, the vendor supplied the flax seeds.

The receiving company tried to back out of the deal saying they had not “signed ” for any delivery.

Fortunately, the court ruled that the thumbs up emoji  was the equivalent of a signature.

Expect this case to have far reaching implications, including in employment law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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