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CISG-online number
1733
Case name
Italian boots case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Oberlandesgericht Koblenz (Court of Appeal Koblenz)
Chamber
1. Zivilsenat (1st panel for civil matters)
Judges
Dennhardt (Presiding Judge), Dr. Cloeren (Judge), Stadler (Judge)
Date of decision
21 November 2007
Case nr./docket nr.
1 U 486/07
Claimant 1
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Italian boots case
Landgericht Mainz (District Court Mainz)
Germany, 15 February 2007 – 2 O 343/02, CISG-online 3586
Present decision reversing
Seller 1
Place of business
Italy
Role in trade
Manufacturer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
85: Footwear
Goods as per contract
319 pairs of boots
Price
24'800.00 DEM (Deutsche Mark)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 25; Art. 26; Art. 35; Art. 47; Art. 49(1)(a); Art. 49(2); Art. 51(2)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 39; Art. 53; Art. 81
Decision published in 1
OLG-Report (OLGR) Koblenz (2008), 493 [Full text – in German]
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
071121g1
Comment on this decision 1
Ulrich G. Schroeter, Internationales UN-Kaufrecht, 7th ed., Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (2022), at no. 568 [– in German]
Full text and translation of decision 2
Full text of decision
Translation of decision
translated by
Daniel Nagel