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CISG-online number
773
Case name
Shuttle Packaging Systems, L.L.C. v. Jacob Tsonakis, INA S.A. et al.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Judge
Richard Alan Enslen (District Judge)
Date of decision
17 December 2001
Case nr./docket nr.
1:01-CV-691
Claimant 1
Name
Shuttle Packaging Systems, L.L.C.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondents 2
Name
Jacob Tsonakis, INA S.A.
Place of business
Greece
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
INA Plastics Corp.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Seller
Sellers 2
Name
Jacob Tsonakis, INA S.A.
Place of business
Greece
Name
INA Plastics Corp.
Place of business
USA
Buyer 1
Name
Shuttle Packaging Systems, L.L.C.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Thermoforming line equipment for manufacture of plastic gardening pots (2 production lines) together with the technology and assistance to use the equipment
Price
3'000'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Michigan law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 4; Art. 8; Art. 9; Art. 25; Art. 29; Art. 38; Art. 39; Art. 44; Art. 64
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 71; Art. 72; Art. 73
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Decision published in 2
2001 Westlaw (WL) 34046276 [Full text – in English]
2001 LexisNexis database for U.S. District Court cases (U.S. Dist. LEXIS) 21630 [Full text – in English]
CLOUT number
578
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
011217u1
Comment on this decision 1
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 529–530 [– in English]  
Full text and abstract of decision 2
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 578 (Language: English)
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Original language: English