CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Germany 23 June 1997 District Court München (Cashmere sweaters case)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/970623g1.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: 19970623 (23 June 1997)

JURISDICTION: Germany

TRIBUNAL: LG München [LG = Landesgericht = District Court]

JUDGES(S): Unavailable

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 11 HKO 5713/97

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

CASE HISTORY: 2d instance OLG München 11 March 1998 [affirming]

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Italy (plaintiff)

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Germany (defendant)

GOODS INVOLVED: Cashmere sweaters

Classification of issues present

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

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issues: Articles 38 ; 39 ; 40 ; 44 ; 78

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/394.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]