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CISG-online number
7231
Case name
Danish second-hand clothes case
Jurisdiction
Poland
Court
Sąd Okręgowy w Łodzi (District Court Lodz)
Chamber
X Wydział Gospodarczy (10th Chamber for commercial matters)
Date of decision
27 April 2020
Case nr./docket nr.
X GC 1042/17
Claimant 1
Place of business
Denmark
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondents 3
Name
L[...] H[...], doing business as S[...] L[...] H[...]
Place of business
Poland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
R[...] P[...]
Place of business
Poland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
R[...] P[...] and M[...] P[...], doing busines as partnership [...]
Place of business
Poland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Place of business
Denmark
Buyers 3
Name
L[...] H[...], doing business as S[...] L[...] H[...]
Place of business
Poland
Name
R[...] P[...]
Place of business
Poland
Name
R[...] P[...] and M[...] P[...], doing busines as partnership [...]
Place of business
Poland
Category of goods
84: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
Goods as per contract
Second-hand clothes
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Danish law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 6; Art. 78
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 39(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 7(2); Art. 53; Art. 92–96
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
1974/1980 UN Limitation Convention; Limitation (prescription) period for claim arising under CISG contract; Set-off
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 2
Italian fabrics case V
Sąd Najwyższy (Supreme Court of Poland)
Poland, 17 October 2008 – I CSK 105/08, CISG-online 2540
Coke fuel case
Sąd Najwyższy (Supreme Court of Poland)
Poland, 09 October 2008 – V CSK 63/08, CISG-online 3985
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