Canada 22 July 2005 Supreme Court of Canada (GreCon Dimter Inc. v. J.R. Normand Inc. et al)
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CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: Court File No. 30317
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CASE HISTORY: 1st instance Superior Court of Québec; 2d instance Québec Court of Appeal
SELLER'S COUNTRY: Germany (co-defendant)
BUYER'S COUNTRY: Canada [Québec] (plaintiff)
GOODS INVOLVED: Specialized equipment used in processing plants and sawmills
APPLICATION OF CISG: Contract stated that governed by the laws of Germany. No discussion of CISG by court although relevant places of business of parties in different Contracting States.
APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES
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Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:
6B [Choice of law: choice of law of Contracting State]
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CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION
(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable
(b) Other abstracts
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CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION
Original language (French): <http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/fr/2005/2005csc46/2005csc46.html>; (English): <http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2005/2005scc46/2005scc46.html>; 2005 SCC 46, (2005) D.L.R. (4th) 257, (2005) 336 N.R. 347, (2005) J.E. 2005-1369 (S.C.C.)
Other translation: Unavailable
CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION
English: Antonin I. Pribetic, Case Comment (December 2005)
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