Sask. company asks Supreme Court to rule on if thumbs-up emoji makes contract legally binding

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Saskatchewan farm company wants Supreme Court to hear 'thumbs-up' emoji appeal

Acheter Land and Cattle Ltd. hopes the Supreme Court of Canada will allow it to appeal a ruling that found an emoji was a legal signature.

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A Saskatchewan farm business brings to the Supreme Court of Canada its dispute over the use of an emoji as a legal signature.

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Sask. company asks Supreme Court to rule on if thumbs-up emoji makes contract legally binding

A Saskatchewan agricultural company has requested the Supreme Court of Canada rule on whether a thumbs-up emoji texted to a retail partner can constitute a legal contract.

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Sask. company asks Supreme Court to rule on if thumbs-up emoji makes contract legally binding #CDNNews #SaskatchewanNews #Canada

A Saskatchewan agricultural company is asking Canada’s highest court to rule on whether responding to a contract proposal with a thumbs-up emoji is a legally binding signature. Achter Land & Cattle Ltd, which grows and sells grain, previously unsuccessfully appealed a 2023 decision from the Saskatchewan Court of King’s Bench that stated the grower had agreed to sell flax to a grain buyer from South West Terminal (SWT) when he responded with a th…