If you read the article, this farmer had accepted contracts from the buyer through text multiple times. The only difference this time was the thumbs up vs. saying ok.
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.
If you read the article, this farmer had accepted contracts from the buyer through text multiple times. The only difference this time was the thumbs up vs. saying ok.
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.