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CISG-online number
439
Case name
Magellan Int'l Corporation v. Salzgitter Handel GmbH
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Judge
Milton I. Shadur (Sole judge)
Date of decision
07 December 1999
Case nr./docket nr.
99 C 5153
Claimant 1
Name
Magellan International Corporation
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Salzgitter Handel GmbH
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
Salzgitter Handel GmbH
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
Magellan International Corporation
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
67: Iron and steel
Goods as per contract
4,000 tons of steel bars from a Ukrainian steel mill (Dneprospetsstal)
CISG applicable
yes, agreement of the parties
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 14(1); Art. 28
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 18(1); Art. 19(1); Art. 25
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8(2); Art. 46(1); Art. 72
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Decision published in 2
76 Federal Supplement, Second Series (F. Supp. 2d) 919 [Full text – in English]
1999 LexisNexis database for U.S. District Court cases (U.S. Dist. LEXIS) 19386 [Full text – in English]
CLOUT number
417
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
991207u1
Comment on this decision 1
Ulrich G. Schroeter, Internationales UN-Kaufrecht, 7th ed., Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (2022), at no. 329 [– in German]
Full text and abstract of decision 2
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 417 (Language: English)
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Original language: English