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CISG-online number
1156
Case name
Glass recycling machine case
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Judges
Prof. Dr. Irmgard Griß (Presiding Judge), Dr. Brigitte Schenk (Judge), Dr. Edwin Gitschthaler (Judge), Dr. Friedrich Jensik (Judge), Dr. Manfred Vogel (Judge)
Date of decision
08 November 2005
Case nr./docket nr.
4 Ob 179/05k
Claimant 1
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Glass recycling machine case
Landesgericht Innsbruck (District Court Innsbruck)
Austria, 02 December 2004 – 41 Cg 17/04z-27, CISG-online 776
Glass recycling machine case
Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck (Court of Appeal Innsbruck)
Austria, 21 April 2005 – 2 R 58/05d-33, CISG-online 1392
reversing
Present decision affirming
Seller 1
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer
Buyer 1
Place of business
Austria
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Glass recycling machine
Price
813'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, due to the applicability of the law of a CISG Contracting State
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Italian law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 3; Art. 7(2); Art. 39(1); Art. 45; Art. 58(3)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 38(1); Art. 46(2); Art. 46(3); Art. 48; Art. 71; Art. 80; Art. 85; Art. 86
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Contracting party's right to withhold (suspend) performance
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Decision published in 2
Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2006), 87–92 [Full text – in German]
Österreichische Juristen-Zeitung (ÖJZ) (2006), 162 [ – in German]
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:AT:OGH0002:2005:0040OB00179.05K.1108.000
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
051108a3
Full text and translation of decision 2
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Translation of decision
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