Method of examination (Art. 38)

The following cases might serve as a starting point to determine the courts' approach to the method of examination in Art. 38 CISG:

PVC foil case
Oberlandesgericht Naumburg (Oberlandesgericht des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt) (Court of Appeal Naumburg)
Germany, 24 April 2019 – 12 U 152/18, CISG-online 4506

A detailed examination of the goods is required under Art. 38(1) CISG where significant consequential damages are to be expected in case of non-conforming goods

Italian shoes case III
Landgericht Stuttgart (District Court Stuttgart)
Germany, 31 August 1989 – 3 KfH O 97/89, CISG-online 11

A prior non-conforming delivery can require a buyer to inspect the goods thoroughly

Manitowoc Crane Group France v. Commercio Materie Prime S.p.A.
Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court)
France, 17 February 2015 – 13-22986, CISG-online 2597

The buyer could be required to examine the goods more extensively if the attached certificates reveal irregularities

Andy Warhol "New Coke 1985" hand screen print case
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Austria, 16 December 2015 – 3 Ob 194/15y, CISG-online 2663

If the buyer is not an expert in the trade of art (and the seller is aware thereof), the buyer cannot be expected to examine the good in the same manner as an professional trader would