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CISG-online number
321
Case name
E.H.T.M. Peters v. Kulmbacher Spinnerei GmbH & Co. Produktions KG
Jurisdiction
Netherlands
Court
Gerechthof 's-Hertogenbosch (Court of Appeal 's-Hertogenbosch)
Date of decision
24 April 1996
Case nr./docket nr.
456/95/He
Claimant 1
Name
E.H.T.M. Peters
Place of business
Netherlands
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Kulmbacher Spinnerei GmbH & Co. Produktions KG
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
Kulmbacher Spinnerei GmbH & Co. Produktions KG
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Producer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
E.H.T.M. Peters
Place of business
Netherlands
Category of goods
65: Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, not elsewhere specified, and related products
Goods as per contract
Yarn
Price
46'335.30 DEM (Deutsche Mark)
CISG applicable
yes
CISG applied
yes, but the Court of Appeal additionally stresses that the outcome would have been the same under both Dutch or German domestic law
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Dutch and German law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 78
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 9
Decision published in 1
Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht (NIPR) (1996), No. 235, 323–325 [Text (excerpt) – in Dutch]
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
960424n1
Comment on this decision 1
Daan Dokter & Sonja A. Kruisinga, 'The application of the CISG in the Netherlands: a Dutch treat for the CISG?', Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2003), 105–115, at 109 [– in English]
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Full text of decision
Original language: Dutch