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CISG-online number
594
Case name
Twisted yarn case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main (Court of Appeal Frankfurt am Main)
Chamber
9. Zivilsenat (9th panel for civil matters)
Date of decision
30 August 2000
Case nr./docket nr.
9 U 13/00
Claimant 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Twisted yarn case
Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (District Court Frankfurt am Main)
Germany, 07 January 2000 – 2-21 O 273/99, CISG-online 1470
Present decision affirming
Seller 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Buyer 1
Place of business
Germany
Category of goods
65: Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, not elsewhere specified, and related products
Goods as per contract
300 cartons of twisted yarn
Price
79'036.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 14; Art. 18(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6; Art. 8; Art. 54
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Uncertainty about party to the sales contract
This decision is cited by 1
Laser system MEL 70 G-Scan case
Oberlandesgericht Jena (Court of Appeal Jena)
Germany, 27 August 2008 – 2 U 672/06, CISG-online 1820
Decision published in 2
Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (RIW) (2001), 383–384 [Full text – in German]
Die deutsche Rechtsprechung auf dem Gebiete des Internationalen Privatrechts (IPRspr) (2000), No. 25, 60 [Full text – in German]
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:DE:OLGHE:2000:0830.9U13.00.0A
CLOUT number
429
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
000830g1
Full text, translation and abstract of decision 3
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 429 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: German
Translation of decision
Language: English
translated by
Ruth M. Janal & Camilla Baasch Andersen