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CISG-online number
4509
Case name
Mercedes Maybach case
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Judges
Dr. Manfred Vogel (Presiding Judge), Dr. Christoph Brenn (Judge), Dr. Erich Schwarzenbacher (Judge), Dr. Jürgen Rassi (Judge), MMag. Michael Matzka (Judge)
Date of decision
05 July 2019
Case nr./docket nr.
4 Ob 110/19h
Claimant 1
Name
H[...] S.A.
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
M[...] S[...]
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Mercedes Maybach case
Landesgericht Salzburg (District Court Salzburg)
Austria, 19 December 2018 – 4 Cg 59/18t-8, CISG-online 4483
Mercedes Maybach case
Oberlandesgericht Linz (Court of Appeal Linz)
Austria, 19 March 2019 – 6 R 29/19f-12, CISG-online 4495
reversing
Present decision reversing
Seller 1
Name
M[...] S[...]
Place of business
Austria
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
H[...] S.A.
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
78: Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)
Goods as per contract
Car (limited-edition Mercedes Maybach)
Price
925'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, agreement of the parties
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 25; Art. 49(1) (requirement of a declaration of avoidance); Art. 49(1)(a)
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 47; Art. 81
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 33
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 49(1)(b); Art. 49(2); Art. 74
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 26
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This decision is cited by 1
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Kantonsgericht Zug (Court of First Instance Canton Zug)
Switzerland, 10 December 2020 – A3 2019 9, CISG-online 5926
Decision published in 1
Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2020), 14–16 [Text (excerpt) – in German]
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:AT:OGH0002:2019:0040OB00110.19H.0705.000
Comment on this decision 1
Georg Wilhelm, 'Lieferverzug von Mercedes-Maybach: Vertragsaufhebung bei wesentlicher Vertragsverletzung im UN-Kaufrecht', ecolex - Fachzeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht (ecolex) (2019), 1023 [– in German]
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: German