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CISG-online number
1627
Case name
Walter Bau AG et al. v. General Kommerz Handelsges. mbH
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberlandesgericht Graz (Court of Appeal Graz)
Judges
Dr. Edelsbrunner (Presiding Judge), Dr. Kirsch (Judge), Dr. Maria Luise Rastädter-Puschnig (Judge)
Date of decision
29 July 2004
Case nr./docket nr.
5 R 93/04t
Claimants 2
Name
Walter Bau AG
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
Jäger Bau GmbH
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
General Kommerz Handels-Gesellschaft mbH
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Walter Bau AG et al. v. General Kommerz Handelsges. mbH
Landesgericht Leoben (District Court Leoben)
Austria, 14 April 2004 – 33 Cg 148/03i-14, CISG-online 4278
Present decision affirming
Sellers 2
Name
Walter Bau AG
Place of business
Germany
Name
Jäger Bau GmbH
Place of business
Austria
Buyer 1
Name
General Kommerz Handels-Gesellschaft mbH
Place of business
Austria
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
1 used Liebherr tunnel excavator 932 HD; 1 used Krupp hydraulic hammer H1000; 1 spare chisel for the hydraulic hammer
Price
123'166.98 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 10(a)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 1(3); Art. 26; Art. 75; Art. 76
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 61; Art. 74
CLOUT number
746
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
040729a3
Full text, translation and abstract of decision 3
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 746 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: German
Translation of decision
Language: English
translated by
Jan Henning Berg & Daniel Nagel