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CISG-online number
7229
Case name
Fundiciones Balaguer, S.A. v. Ferrell-Ross Roll Mfg.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Chamber
Houston Division
Judge
Andrew S. Hanen (District Judge)
Date of decision
17 December 2024
Case nr./docket nr.
4:23-cv-4437
Claimant 1
Name
Fundiciones Balaguer, S.A.
Place of business
Spain
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Ferrell-Ross Roll Manufacturing, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Name
Fundiciones Balaguer, S.A.
Place of business
Spain
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Ferrell-Ross Roll Manufacturing, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Category of goods
69: Manufactures of metals, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Cast-iron rolls for the food-processing industry
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Texas law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 9(1); Art. 25; Art. 74; Art. 78
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 14; Art. 18; Art. 53
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
(In-)applicability of 'consideration' requirement of domestic laws to CISG contracts; Burden of proof; Recoverability of judicial costs as damages; Unjust enrichment claim under domestic law
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 2
Hefei Ziking Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. v. Meever & Meever et al.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
USA, 20 September 2021 – 4:20-CV-00425, CISG-online 5685
BP Oil International, Ltd. v. Empresa Estatal Petroleos de Ecuador (PetroEcuador)
U.S. Court of Appeals (5th Circuit)
USA, 11 June 2003 – 02-20166, CISG-online 730
Decision published in 1
2024 Westlaw (WL) 5146062 [Full text – in English]
Comment on this decision 1
Wayne Barnes, 'CISG', 80 Business Lawyer (Bus. Law.) (Fall 2025), 1337–1348 [– in English]
Full text of decision 1
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Original language: English