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Supreme Court declines Saskatchewan farmer's thumbs-up emoji contract case. Country's highest court dismissed application by farmer Chris Achter
The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 24, 2025 9:28 AM PDT | Last Updated: July 25
In 2021, Mickleborough sent a text of a contract to Achter for a delivery of flax, and the farmer responded with a thumbs-up emoji. (CBC News)
The Supreme Court of Canada has given a thumbs-down to hearing a legal case involving an emoji.
The country's highest court dismissed an application by farmer Chris Achter to appeal a decision by the Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan.
The decision means a verdict that found a thumbs-up emoji met signature requirements and was a legally binding agreement between Achter and Kent Mickleborough, a grain buyer with South West Terminal, will stand.
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In 2021, Mickleborough sent a text to Achter with a contract for a delivery of flax, and the farmer responded with a thumbs-up emoji.
Achter didn't deliver the product, and the company took him to court for breaching the contract.
The Supreme Court says costs are to be given to the grain company.
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