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CISG-online number
619
Case name
Live sheep case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Landgericht Flensburg (District Court Flensburg)
Chamber
4. Zivilkammer (4th chamber for civil matters)
Judge
Dr. Martens (Sole judge)
Date of decision
19 January 2001
Case nr./docket nr.
4 O 369/99
Claimant 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Denmark
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Present decision
Live sheep case
Oberlandesgericht Schleswig (Court of Appeal Schleswig)
Germany, 22 August 2002 – 11 U 40/01, CISG-online 710
affirming
Seller 1
Place of business
Germany
Buyer 1
Place of business
Denmark
Category of goods
0: Live animals other than animals in division 03
Goods as per contract
400 live sheep
Price
30'000.00 DEM (Deutsche Mark)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 39(1); Art. 40
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 38(1); Art. 53; Art. 57(1)(a); Art. 57(1)(b); Art. 92
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 78
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Decision published in 1
Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2001), 67–69 [Full text – in German]
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:DE:LGFLENS:2001:0119.4O369.99.0A
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
010119g1
Full text and translation of decision 2
Full text of decision
Translation of decision
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Stefan Kuhm & Camilla Baasch Andersen