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CISG-online number
426
Case name
Royal Feinsprit 96% for Moscow case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Bezirksgericht der Saane (Court of First Instance Saane)
Chamber
Zivilgericht
Judges
Peter Rentsch (Presiding Judge), Peyraud (Judge), Brügger (Judge), Raphael Mauro (Gerichtsschreiber)
Date of decision
20 February 1997
Case nr./docket nr.
T 171/95
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
11: Beverages
Goods as per contract
300,000 one-liter bottles of alcohol „Royal Feinsprit 96%“, to be delivered to buyer’s customer in Moscow
Price
339'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 10(a); Art. 32(2); Art. 61(2); Art. 75; Art. 84(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 18; Art. 54; Art. 63(1), Art. 64(1)(b); Art. 72(1); Art. 81(2)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6; Art. 7(2); Art. 14(1); Art. 23; Art. 29(1); Art. 33(b); Art. 47(1); Art. 49; Art. 49(1)(b); Art. 81(1); Art. 100(2)
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 74
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Burden of proof; Payment by letter of credit; Set-off
Legal issues regarding Incoterms addressed
Effect on means of transportation for delivery of goods; Effect on parties‘ obligation to bear delivery costs
This decision is cited by 1
Decision published in 1
CLOUT number
261
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
970220s1
Comment on this decision 1
Full text, translation and abstract of decision 3
