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Farmer owes $82,000 in contract dispute over use of a ‘thumbs-up’ emoji, judge says (www.cnn.com)
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[–] 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

That and he could get $41 / bushel instead of the $17 that was in the contract.

Edit: let my flesh is this out a little more.

In my opinion, he was trying to back out of the contract and thought he could based on a technicality. That he didn't physically sign it. But he didn't physically sign the others and still accepted and delivered those.

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  • [–] -3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    So? Even if he did work before, he didn't sign a contract. He should be free to change any deals that don't have a notorized signature attached to them.

    This is basic business. Hopefully he won't get convicted and future businessmen can learn from this.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Contract law is interesting here. There's something called implied consent that makes the previous events very relevant - "Implied acceptance occurs when the parties act in a way that indicates their agreement with the contract terms. It also occurs when a product or service is purchased; payment for the item in question is considered implied acceptance.". This can be verbal or nonverbal.

    So since he acted in a way that indicated acceptance previously, the form of acceptance (single text, positive reaction) it's implied he was accepting. A hand shake also constitutes acceptance if it was face to face.

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