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CISG-online number
415
Case name
Macedonian lambskin coats case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Handelsgericht des Kantons Zürich (Commercial Court Canton Zurich)
Judges
Dr. Armand Meyer (Presiding Judge), Dr. Gessler (Judge), Ober (Judge), Bruno Welti (Judge), Dr. F. Schwarzenbach (Judge), Chrtek (Obergerichtssekretärin)
Date of decision
30 November 1998
Case nr./docket nr.
HG 930634
Claimant 1
Name
T. SA
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
R. Etablissement
Place of business
Liechtenstein
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Name
T. SA
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
R. Etablissement
Place of business
Liechtenstein
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
84: Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
Goods as per contract
12,000 lambskin coats manufactured in Macedonia, to be delivered to Belarus
Price
1'800'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(b)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 29(1); Art. 35; Art. 38(1); Art. 39(1); Art. 50
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 73
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 38(3); Art. 78
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4; Art. 8; Art. 28(1); Art. 19(1); Art. 19(2); Art. 27; Art. 30; Art. 34; Art. 38(2); Art. 39(2); Art. 44; Arts. 45-52; Art. 49(1)(a); Art. 53; Art. 54; Art. 58; Art. 59; Art. 60; Art. 62
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Decision published in 2
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für internationales und europäisches Recht (SZIER) (1999), 186–188
Transportrecht – Beilage Internationales Handelsrecht (TranspR-IHR) (2000), 12
CLOUT number
251
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
981130s1
Comment on this decision 1
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 72 [– in English]  
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