CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Germany 14 July 1993 District Court Dortmund (Socks case)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/930714g1.html]

Case Table of Contents

• Case identification
• Classification of issues present
• Editorial remarks
• Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries
• Guide to links contained in case presentations

Case identification

DATE OF DECISIONS: 19930714 (14 July 1993)

JURISDICTION: Germany

TRIBUNAL: LG Dortmund [LG = Landgericht = District Court]

JUDGE(S): Unavailable

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 10 O 167/92

CASE NAME: German case citations do not identify parties to proceedings

CASE HISTORY: 2d instances OLG Hamm 27 April 1995 [reversing]

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Italy (plaintiff was assignee of seller)

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Germany (defendant)

GOODS INVOLVED: Socks

Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes [Article 1(1)(a)]

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issue: Article 7(2)

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

Unavailable

Descriptors: Unavailable

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Editorial remarks

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Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries

CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION

(a) UNCITRAL abstract: Unavailable

(b) Other abstracts

Unavailable

CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION

Original language (German): cisg-online.ch <http://www.cisg-online.ch/cisg/urteile/403.htm>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

English: Bernstein & Lookofsky, Understanding the CISG in Europe, 2d ed., Kluwer (2003) § 2-5 n.55; [2005] Schlechtriem & Schwenzer ed., Commentary on UN Convention on International Sale of Goods, 2d (English) ed., Oxford University Press, Art. 7 para. 35