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CISG-online number
797
Case name
Weapons case
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberlandesgericht Graz (Court of Appeal Graz)
Judges
Dr. Schemitsch (Presiding Judge), Dr. Rothenpieler (Judge), Dr. Kostka (Judge)
Date of decision
24 February 1999
Case nr./docket nr.
4 R 224/98p
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
89: Miscellaneous manufactured articles, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Weapons (declared as "Mercedes spare parts") for eventual use by the Slovenian ministry of defense
Price
134'000.00 DEM (Deutsche Mark)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Austrian law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 4(a); Art. 8(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 29(1)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6; Art. 14-24; Art. 26; Art. 81(1); Art. 81(2)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Agency; Sham transaction; Uncertainty about party to the sales contract
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
990224a3
Full text and translation of decision 2
