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CISG-online number
7026
Case name
Garage Door Systems, LLC v. Blue Giant Equipment Corp.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Chamber
Indianapolis Division
Judge
Jane Magnus-Stinson (District Judge)
Date of decision
20 June 2024
Case nr./docket nr.
1:23-cv-02223-JMS-KMB
Claimant 1
Name
Garage Door Systems, LLC (doing business as Overhead Door Company of Indianapolis)
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Blue Giant Equipment Corporation
Place of business
Canada
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
Blue Giant Equipment Corporation
Place of business
Canada
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Garage Door Systems, LLC (doing business as Overhead Door Company of Indianapolis)
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Distributor
Category of goods
74: General industrial machinery and equipment, not elsewhere specified, and machine parts, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
39 mechanical dock levelers (equipment that bridges the gap between a trailer and a loading dock during the loading and unloading process)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 1(1); Art. 19(1); Art. 19(3)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 8; Art. 14(1)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Formation of party agreement on dispute resolution clause; Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 5
NF Smith & Associates, L.P. v. Karl Kruse GmbH & Co. KG
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
USA, 10 October 2023 – 4:22-CV-3877, CISG-online 6627
VLM Food Trading Int'l, Inc. v. Illinois Trading Comp. et al.
U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
USA, 10 April 2014 – 13-1799 & 13-1697, CISG-online 2810
Roser Technologies, Inc. v. Carl Schreiber GmbH
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
USA, 10 September 2013 – 11cv302 ERIE, CISG-online 2490
CSS Antenna, Inc. v. Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
USA, 08 February 2011 – CCB-09-2008, CISG-online 2177
Golden Valley Grape Juice and Wine, LLC v. Centrisys Corp. et al.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
USA, 21 January 2010 – CV F 09-1424 LJO GSA, CISG-online 2089
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
CISG-AC Opinion No. 13 ‘Inclusion of Standard Terms under the CISG’ (Rapporteur: Sieg Eiselen), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council following its 17th meeting in Philadelphia (USA) on 20 January 2013
Decision published in 1
2024 Westlaw (WL) 3088833 [Full text – in English]
Full text of decision 1
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Original language: English