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CISG-online number
1415
Case name
Bourjois S.A.S. v. Gommatex Poliuretani S.p.A.
Jurisdiction
Italy
Court
Corte Suprema di Cassazione (Italian Supreme Court)
Chamber
Sezioni Unite Civili (Joint Chambers for Civil Matters)
Date of decision
03 January 2007
Case nr./docket nr.
20436/2004
Claimant 1
Name
Gommatex Poliuretani S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Bourjois S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Gommatex Poliuretani S.p.A. v. Bourjois S.A.S.
Tribunale di Prato (District Court Prato)
Italy, 03 April 2000, CISG-online 3825
Bourjois S.A.S. v. Gommatex Poliuretani S.p.A.
Corte di Appello di Firenze (Court of Appeal Florence)
Italy, 29 October 2003 – 1729/03, CISG-online 3826
Present decision
Seller 1
Name
Gommatex Poliuretani S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
Bourjois S.A.S.
Place of business
France
Role in trade
Manufacturer purchasing goods as supplies for production purposes
Category of goods
26: Textile fibres (other than wool tops and other combed wool) and their wastes (not manufactured into yarn or fabric)
Goods as per contract
Multi-colored synthetic fabrics used for the production of the inside lining of Chanel bags
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 31
CLOUT number
841
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
070103i3
Full text and abstract of decision 2