CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Germany 19 December 1995 District Court Krefeld (Rolled steel wire case)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/951219g1.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 DECISION: 19951219 (19 December 1995)

JURISDICTION: Germany

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

JUDGE(S): Unavailable

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 12 O 160/93

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

CASE HISTORY: 2^nd instance OLG Düsseldorf 13 September 1996 [affirming]; 3^rd instance BGH (Supreme Court) 25 June 1997 [reversing]

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Switzerland (plaintiff)

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Germany (defendant)

GOODS INVOLVED: Rolled steel wire

Classification of issues present

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

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issues: Articles 26 ; 38 ; 39 ; 74 ; 81 ; 82(2) [Also cited: Articles 45(1)(b) ; 49 ; 57 ; 78 ; 84(2)(b) ]

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 abstracts: Unavailable

(b) Other abstracts

Unavailable

CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION

Original language (German): cisg-online.ch <http://www.cisg-online.ch/cisg/urteile/397.htm>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

English: Article 78 and rate of interest: Mazzotta, Endless disagreement among commentators, much less among courts (2004) [citing this case and 275 other court and arbitral rulings]; [2005] Schlechtriem & Schwenzer ed., Commentary on UN Convention on International Sale of Goods, 2d (English) ed., Oxford University Press, Art. 74 para. 18 Art. 81 para. 9d Art. 82 paras. 13, 22 Art. 84 para. 20