Saskatchewan Appeal Court Upholds Thumbs-Up Emoji Verdict in Grain Contract Dispute

Saskatchewan Appeal Court Upholds Thumbs-Up Emoji Verdict in Grain Contract Dispute
Court of King's Bench in Regina is shown on Nov. 5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu
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Saskatchewan’s highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in a legal case involving the use of an emoji.

The Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan upheld this week a verdict that found a thumbs-up emoji met signature requirements and was a legally binding agreement between farmer Chris Achter and Kent Mickleborough, a grain buyer with South West Terminal.