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[–] Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 83 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

People, the defendant had a history of using 👍to accept a contract with the aggrieved. Had done it NP a dozen times before. He was trying to use a technicality to weasel out of breaching a contract he obviously agreed to when he couldn’t fulfill it.

[–] OldManCoffee@midwest.social 16 points 1 year ago

Not only that but by the end of the contract price was up, so farmer would not make as much as on the free market.

[–] IronDonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Did the article actually say he accepted with thumbs up before? Thought it just said he'd accepted via text.

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The point is that now there's a precedent and going forward, that emoji counts as a signature