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CISG-online number
45
Case name
Filanto S.p.A. v. Chilewich Int'l Corp.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge
Charles L. Brieant (Chief Judge)
Date of decision
14 April 1992
Case nr./docket nr.
91 CIV 3253 (CLB)
Claimant 1
Name
Filanto S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Chilewich International Corporation
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Present decision
Filanto S.p.A. v. Chilewich Int'l Corp.
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
USA, 19 January 1993 – 91 Civ. 3253 (CLB), CISG-online 93
Related Case
Graves Import Co. Ltd. v. Chilewich Int’l Corp.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
USA, 22 September 1994 – 92 Civ. 3355 (JFK), CISG-online 128
Seller 1
Name
Filanto S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Chilewich International Corporation
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
85: Footwear
Goods as per contract
250,000 pairs of boots
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 8(3); Art. 18(1); Art. 19(3)
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 11; Art. 81(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 19(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1(1)(a); Art. 19(2)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Formation of party agreement on dispute resolution clause
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Decision published in 1
789 Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) 1229 [Full text – in English]
CLOUT number
23
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
920414u1
Comments on this decision 7
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Gary Kenji Nakata, 'Filanto S.p.A. v. Chilewich Int'l Corp.: Sounds of Silence Bellow Forth Under the CISG’s International Battle of Forms', 7 Transnational Lawyer (Transnat’l Law.) (1994), 141–163 [– in English]  
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Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 23 (Language: English)
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