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CISG-online number
342
Case name
MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc. v. Ceramica Nuova D'Agostino S.p.A.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit)
Judges
Peter T. Fay (Senior District Judge), James Larry Edmondson (Circuit Judge), Stanley F. Birch (Circuit Judge, reporting)
Date of decision
29 June 1998
Case nr./docket nr.
97-4250
Claimant 1
Name
MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Ceramica Nuova D'Agostino S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc. v. Ceramica Nuova D'Agostino S.p.A.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
USA, 14 February 1994 – 92-2108 CIV, CISG-online 3295
Present decision reversing and remanding
Seller 1
Name
Ceramica Nuova D'Agostino S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
66: Non-metallic mineral manufactures, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Ceramic tiles
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 7; Art. 8 (parol evidence rule and the CISG)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 11; Art. 39; Art. 50
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Preemption of parol evidence rule
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Decision published in 2
144 Federal Reporter, Third Series (F.3d) 1384–1393 [Full text – in English]
1998 Westlaw (WL) 343335 [Full text – in English]
CLOUT number
222
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
980629u1
Comments on this decision 16
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CLOUT Abstract 222 (Language: English)
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Original language: English