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CISG-online number
954
Case name
Hydraulic pressure units case
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberlandesgericht Wien (Court of Appeal Vienna)
Judges
Dr. Mayer (Presiding Judge), Dr. Lindner (Judge), Dr. Herberger (Judge)
Date of decision
01 June 2004
Case nr./docket nr.
3 R 68/04y
Claimant 1
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Hydraulic pressure units case
Landesgericht Wiener Neustadt (District Court Wiener Neustadt)
Austria, 26 November 2003 – 24 Cg 228/00-22, CISG-online 2997
Present decision affirming
Seller 1
Place of business
Germany
Buyer 1
Place of business
Austria
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
2 hydraulic pressure units with weighing-system
Price
237'760.00 DEM (Deutsche Mark)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 3; Art. 57(1); Art. 81 (place of performance)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1(1)(a); Art. 31(c)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Formation of party agreement on dispute resolution clause; Jurisdiction of the courts at the place of performance of obligations arising from a CISG contract under the 1968 Brussels Convention
This decision cites the following other CISG-online case 1
SAT receivers case
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Austria, 10 September 1998 – 2 Ob 221/98h, CISG-online 409
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