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CISG-online number
440
Case name
Calzaturificio Claudia s.n.c. v. Olivieri Footwear Ltd.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Judge
Theodore H. Katz (Magistrate Judge)
Date of decision
06 April 1998
Case nr./docket nr.
96 Civ. 8052(HB)(THK)
Claimant 1
Name
Calzaturificio Claudia s.n.c.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Olivieri Footwear Ltd.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Seller 1
Name
Calzaturificio Claudia s.n.c.
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Olivieri Footwear Ltd.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
85: Footwear
Goods as per contract
Shoes
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 9(1); Art. 11; Art. 19(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8(3) (parol evidence rule and the CISG)
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Editorial remark

Note that this decision is sometimes listed with the date 7 April 1998.

Decision published in 1
1998 Westlaw (WL) 164824 [Full text – in English]
CLOUT number
413
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
980406u1
Comments on this decision 3
William P. Johnson, 'The Hierarchy That Wasn’t There: Elevating „Usage“ to its Rightful Position for Contracts Governed by the CISG', 32 Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business (Nw. J. Int'l L. & Bus) (2012), 263–303, at 297–298 [– in English]  
Monica Kilian, 'CISG and the Problem with Common Law Jurisdictions', 10 Journal of Transnational Law and Policy (J. Transnat'l L. & Policy) (2001), 217–243, at 235 [– in English]  
Marlyse McQuillen, 'The Development of a Federal CISG Common Law in U.S. Courts: Patterns of Interpretation and Citation', 61 University of Miami Law Review (U. Miami L. Rev.) (2007), 509–537, at 522 [– in English]  
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CLOUT Abstract 413 (Language: English)
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