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CISG-online number
329
Case name
Solingen cutlery case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Handelsgericht des Kantons Aargau (Commercial Court Canton Aargau)
Judges
Dr. U.P. Frey (Presiding Judge), Dr. B. Weber (Judge), H. Nauer (Judge), M. Werder (Judge), R. Knobel (Judge), Dr. H.U. Ziswiler (Gerichtsschreiber)
Date of decision
26 September 1997
Case nr./docket nr.
OR.96.00013
Claimant 1
Name
C[...] S[...] S[...] GmbH & Cie.
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondents 2
Name
H[...] S[...] GmbH
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Successor to buyer's business
Name
S[...] P[...]
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Director and shareholder of successor to buyer's business
Seller 1
Name
C[...] S[...] S[...] GmbH & Cie.
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
69: Manufactures of metals, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Varous cutlery sets (manufactured in Solingen, Germany)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 9(1); Art. 14(1); Art. 25; Art. 49(1)(a)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 61; Art. 64(1)(b); Art. 74; Art. 75; Art. 78
Decision published in 2
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für internationales und europäisches Recht (SZIER) (1998), 78–80 [Abstract – in German]
Transportrecht – Beilage Internationales Handelsrecht (TranspR-IHR) (1999), 11 [Abstract – in English]
CLOUT number
217
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
970926s1
Comment on this decision 1
Sieg Eiselen, 'Proving the Quantum of Damages', 25 Journal of Law & Commerce (J.L. & Com.) (2005), 375–383, at 376–377 [– in English]  
Full text, translation and abstract of decision 3
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 217 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: German
Translation of decision
Language: English
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