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CISG-online number
63
Case name
Pratt & Whitney v. Malév Hungarian Airlines
Jurisdiction
Hungary
Court
Legfelsőbb Bíróság (Hungarian Supreme Court)
Date of decision
25 September 1992
Case nr./docket nr.
Gf.I.31.349/1992/9
Claimant 1
Name
United Technologies International Inc. Pratt and Whitney Commercial Engine Business
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Magyar Légi Közlekedési Vállalat (Málev Hungarian Airlines)
Place of business
Hungary
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Pratt & Whitney v. Malév Hungarian Airlines
Fővárosi Bíróság (Metropolitan Court Budapest)
Hungary, 10 January 1992 – G.50.289/1991/32, CISG-online 43
Present decision reversing
Seller 1
Name
United Technologies International Inc. Pratt and Whitney Commercial Engine Business
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Magyar Légi Közlekedési Vállalat (Málev Hungarian Airlines)
Place of business
Hungary
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
71: Power-generating machinery and equipment
Goods as per contract
5 PW4000 airplane jet engines
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 14(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 55
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8(1)
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 2(e); Art. 3(1)
This decision is cited by 3
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Hof van Beroep Antwerpen (Court of Appeal Antwerp)
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Belgium, 04 June 2012 – 2010/AR/3040, CISG-online 6438
CLOUT number
53
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
920925h1
Comments on this decision 9
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Abstract of decision 1
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 53 (Language: English)