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CISG-online number
7179
Case name
Punching line case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Bezirksgericht Willisau (Court of First Instance Willisau)
Chamber
Abteilung 1 (Department 1)
Judges
lic. iur. Yvonne Zwyssig-Vüllers (Presiding Judge), Meier (Judge), Zehnder (Judge), Stefan Bracher (Gerichtsschreiber)
Date of decision
12 June 2023
Case nr./docket nr.
1A4 18 9
Claimant 1
Place of business
Croatia
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Seller
Related Case
Belt feeding system case
Bezirksgericht Willisau (Court of First Instance Willisau)
Switzerland, 13 May 2019 – 1A4 18 9, CISG-online 6927
Seller 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Croatia
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Punching line consisting of various technical components
Price
159'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(b)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 3(2); Art. 39(1)
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 3(1); Art. 46(3)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 1(1)(b)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6; Art. 35(1); Art. 36(1); Art. 38(1); Art. 38(2); Art. 45 et seq.; Art. 79(1)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Burden of proof; Standard of proof; Unjust enrichment claim under domestic law
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 5
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Bundesgericht/Tribunal fédéral (Swiss Federal Supreme Court)
Switzerland, 28 May 2019 – 4A_543/2018, CISG-online 4463
Spinning plant case
Bundesgericht/Tribunal fédéral (Swiss Federal Supreme Court)
Switzerland, 16 July 2012 – 4A_753/2011, CISG-online 2371
"Bio Suisse" certified organic juices and oils case
Handelsgericht des Kantons St. Gallen (Commercial Court Canton St. Gallen)
Switzerland, 14 June 2012 – HG.2010.421-HGK, CISG-online 2468
Swiss watches case II
Bundesgericht/Tribunal fédéral (Swiss Federal Supreme Court)
Switzerland, 17 December 2009 – 4A_440/2009, CISG-online 2022
Lorry platforms and belts case
Landgericht Oldenburg (District Court Oldenburg)
Germany, 09 November 1994 – 12 O 674/93, CISG-online 114
Comment on this decision 1
Thomas M. Mayer, 'Rechtsprechung zum Wiener Kaufrecht in der Schweiz', Swiss Review of International and European Law (SRIEL) (2024), 619–634, at 630–634 [– in German]
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