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CISG-online number
328
Case name
Geiger v. Nord Tractors Sàrl
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Tribunal Cantonal du Valais/Kantonsgericht Wallis (Court of Appeal Canton Valais)
Chamber
1e Cour civile
Judges
A. Rey-Mermet (Presiding Judge), J.-L. Spahr (Judge), Dr. Niklaus Stoffel (Judge)
Date of decision
28 October 1997
Case nr./docket nr.
Cl 97 167
Claimant 1
Name
Pierre-Antoine Geiger
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Nord Tractors Sàrl
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
Nord Tractors Sàrl
Place of business
Italy
Buyer 1
Name
Pierre-Antoine Geiger
Place of business
Switzerland
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Used bulldozer Caterpillar D8L
Price
180'000.00 CHF (Swiss Francs)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 33(a); Art. 35(3); Art. 36; Art. 39; Art. 78
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 7(1); Art. 7(2); Art. 27; Art. 38; Art. 45(1)(b); Art. 59; Art. 67; Art. 76
This decision is cited by 2
Italian furniture case II
Tribunal Cantonal du Valais/Kantonsgericht Wallis (Court of Appeal Canton Valais)
Switzerland, 30 April 2003 – C1 03 50, CISG-online 896
Granite material case
Tribunal Cantonal du Valais/Kantonsgericht Wallis (Court of Appeal Canton Valais)
Switzerland, 30 June 1998 – Cl 98 9, CISG-online 419
Decision published in 3
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für internationales und europäisches Recht (SZIER) (1998), 77–78
Transportrecht – Beilage Internationales Handelsrecht (TranspR-IHR) (1999), 11
Zeitschrift für Walliser Rechtsprechung/Revue valaisanne de jurisprudence (ZWR/RVJ) (1998), 140–144 [Full text – in French]
CLOUT number
219
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
971028s1
Comments on this decision 2
Morten M. Fogt, 'The Knowledge Test Under the CISG – A Global Threefold Distinction of Negligence, Gross Negligence and De Facto Knowledge', 34 Journal of Law & Commerce (J.L. & Com.) (2015), 23–111, at 57–58 [– in English]  
Emmy Latifah, Anis H. Bajrektarevic & Dini Kartika Salsabila, 'Suspicion on the Non-conformity of the Goods as a Foundation of Breach of International Sales Contract', 10(2) Hasanuddin Law Review (2024), 171–188, at 180–181 [– in English]  
Full text and abstract of decision 2
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 219 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: French