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CISG-online number
1935
Case name
Milk powder case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Oberlandesgericht Dresden (Court of Appeal Dresden)
Chamber
2. Zivilsenat (2nd panel for civil matters)
Date of decision
23 October 2000
Case nr./docket nr.
2 U 1181/00
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Sellers 2
Buyer 1
Category of goods
2: Dairy products and birds' eggs
Goods as per contract
2,557.5 tons of milk powder
Price
15'000'000.00 DEM (Deutsche Mark)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a) or (b)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 38; Art. 39; Art. 74; Art. 78; Art. 79(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 19; Art. 36
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 45; Art. 77
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 6; Art. 35
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Battle of the forms; Burden of proof; Incorporation of standard terms into CISG contracts; Remedies under domestic law for reprehensible conduct (fraud etc.)
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 12
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
001023g1
Full text and translation of decision 2
