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CISG-online number
4671
Case name
MITEC Automotive AG v. Ford Motor Company
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Landgericht Meiningen (District Court Meiningen)
Date of decision
22 November 2018
Case nr./docket nr.
HK O 78/08
Claimant 1
Name
MITEC Automotive AG
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Ford Motor Company
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
MITEC Automotive AG v. Ford Motor Company
Landgericht Meiningen (District Court Meiningen)
Germany, 25 March 2010 – HKO 78/08, CISG-online 3065
decision on jurisdiction and on the applicable law
MITEC Automotive AG v. Ford Motor Company
Oberlandesgericht Jena (Court of Appeal Jena)
Germany, 10 November 2010 – 7 U 303/10, CISG-online 2216
affirming
MITEC Automotive AG v. Ford Motor Company
Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Germany, 05 July 2011 – VIII ZR 314/10, CISG-online 3082
declaring appeal inadmissible
MITEC Automotive AG v. Ford Motor Company
Landgericht Meiningen (District Court Meiningen)
Germany, 29 November 2012 – HKO 78/08, CISG-online 3076
decision on merits
MITEC Automotive AG v. Ford Motor Company
Oberlandesgericht Jena (Court of Appeal Jena)
Germany, 08 December 2015 – 5 U 1042/12, CISG-online 2664
affirming
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
MITEC Automotive AG
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Ford Motor Company
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Manufacturer purchasing goods as supplies for production purposes
Category of goods
74: General industrial machinery and equipment, not elsewhere specified, and machine parts, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
„Balancers“ (car parts reducing movement and noise of car motors) (amount: 300,000, later 450,000 annually for the years 2002–2006)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 74
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 3 Abs. 1; Art. 6; Art. 57(1)(a); Art. 61(1)(b); Art. 79
Full text of decision 1
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