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CISG-online number
481
Case name
Vine wax case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Oberlandesgericht Zweibrücken (Court of Appeal Zweibrücken)
Chamber
8. Zivilsenat (8th panel for civil matters)
Date of decision
31 March 1998
Case nr./docket nr.
8 U 46/97
Claimant 1
Respondents 2
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
43: Animal or vegetable fats and oils, processed; waxes of animal or vegetable origin; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
6,500 kilograms of black vine wax
Price
35'295.00 DEM (Deutsche Mark)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 79(1); Art. 79(2)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 35(1); Art. 35(2)(a)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6; Art. 8; Art. 14; Art. 45; Art. 79(5)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Burden of proof; Contractual limitation of liability clause in CISG contract (including its validity); Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts; Product liability under domestic law
This decision is cited by 2
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:DE:POLGZWE:1998:0331.8U46.97.0A
CLOUT number
272
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
980331g1
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