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CISG-online number
1728
Case name
Mercedes-Benz 1300 TRAC tractor case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Amtsgericht Sursee (Court of First Instance Sursee)
Chamber
I. Abteilung (1st department)
Judges
Kaufmann (Presiding Judge), Schmid Bürkli (Judge), Matter (Judge), Bättig (Gerichtsschreiberin)
Date of decision
12 September 2008
Case nr./docket nr.
11 07 4
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Second-hand tractor Mercedes-Benz 1300 TRAC (year of construction: 1977)
Price
7'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 29(1); Art. 81(2); Art. 84
Key CISG provisions interpreted
Art. 2(a); Art. 45
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4(a); Art. 6; Art. 7(2); Art. 14–24
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 50
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Agency; Burden of proof; Power to represent a party; Recoverability of extra-judicial collection costs
This decision cites the following other CISG-online case 1
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Decision published in 2
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
080912s1
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