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CISG-online number
2013
Case name
Prefabricated house case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Obergericht des Kantons Aargau (Court of Appeal Canton Aargau)
Chamber
Zivilgericht, 1. Kammer
Judges
Hunziker (Presiding Judge), Herzog (Judge), Brunner (Judge), Tognella (Gerichtsschreiber)
Date of decision
03 March 2009
Case nr./docket nr.
ZOR.2008.16 / eb
Claimants 2
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Place of business
Austria
Buyers 2
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
81: Prefabricated buildings; sanitary plumbing, heating and lighting fixtures and fittings, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Prefabricated house
Price
370'000.00 CHF (Swiss Francs)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes (parallel application of the CISG and domestic Swiss law)
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 2(a); Art. 3(1); Art. 3(2); Art. 6
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 41; Art. 46; Art. 67; Art. 74
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Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
090303s1
Comment on this decision 1
Ulrich G. Schroeter, Internationales UN-Kaufrecht, 7th ed., Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (2022), at no. 508 [– in German]
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Original language: German