Verbal agreements are legally binding in a lot of cases, so it makes sense that a thumbs up message would be as well.
> The buyer, Kent Mickleborough, later spoke with Swift Current farmer Chris Achter on the phone and texted a picture of a contract to deliver the flax in November, adding “please confirm flax contract.”
> Achter texted back a thumbs-up emoji. But when November came around, the flax was not delivered and prices for the crop had increased.
Combine this with their past communication in the same manner and it seems pretty clear cut that both parties knew what they were getting into.
> The buyer, Kent Mickleborough, later spoke with Swift Current farmer Chris Achter on the phone and texted a picture of a contract to deliver the flax in November, adding “please confirm flax contract.”
> Achter texted back a thumbs-up emoji. But when November came around, the flax was not delivered and prices for the crop had increased.
Combine this with their past communication in the same manner and it seems pretty clear cut that both parties knew what they were getting into.