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CISG-online number
192
Case name
Wooden poles case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Landgericht Kassel (District Court Kassel)
Chamber
1. Kammer für Handelssachen (1st chamber for commercial matters)
Date of decision
21 September 1995
Case nr./docket nr.
11 O 4261/94
Claimant 1
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Place of business
Germany
Buyer 1
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
63: Cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture)
Goods as per contract
50,248 wooden poles
Price
2'623'190.49 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, due to the applicability of the law of a CISG Contracting State
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 25; Art. 30; Art. 45(1); Art. 46ff.; Art. 54; Art. 63(1); Art. 64(1)(b); Art. 71(1); Art. 71(2); Art. 71(3); Art. 72(1); Art. 72(2); Art. 73; Art. 74
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:DE:LGKASSE:1995:0921.11O4261.94.0A
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
950921g1
Full text and translation of decision 2
Full text of decision
Translation of decision
translated by
Jan Henning Berg & Daniel Nagel