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CISG-online number
284
Case name
Benetton I case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main (Court of Appeal Frankfurt am Main)
Chamber
25. Zivilsenat (Kassel)
Date of decision
15 March 1996
Case nr./docket nr.
25 U 100/95
Claimant 1
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Benetton I case
Landgericht Kassel (District Court Kassel)
Germany, 02 May 1995 – 12 O 4366/94, CISG-online 408
Present decision
Benetton I case
Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Germany, 23 July 1997 – VIII ZR 130/96, CISG-online 285
affirming
Seller 1
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
84: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
Goods as per contract
Fashion textiles (brand "Benetton")
CISG applicable
no, Art. 6 (exclusion by parties during court proceedings)
CISG applied
no
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6
Decision published in 4
Neue Juristische Wochenschrift – Rechtsprechungs-Report (NJW-RR) (1997), 170–175 [Full text – in German]
Wirtschaftliche Beratung (WiB) (1996), 1116–1118 [Full text – in German]
Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht (EWiR) (1996), 485 [Leitsatz (headnote) – in German]
Neue Juristische Wochenschrift – Rechtsprechungs-Report (NJW-RR) (1997), 1568 [Leitsatz (headnote) – in German]
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:DE:OLGHE:1996:0315.25U100.95.0A
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
960315g1
Comments on this decision 2
Bernd Christian Haager, 'Anmerkung zum Urteil des OLG Frankfurt vom 15.03.1996 - 25 U 100/95', Wirtschaftliche Beratung (WiB) (1996), 1116–1118 [– in German]
Hermann Reichold, 'Anmerkung zu OLG Frankfurt, 15.3.1996 – 25 U 100/95', Entscheidungen zum Wirtschaftsrecht (EWiR) (1996), 485–486 [– in German]
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Original language: German