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CISG-online number
2014
Case name
Zweirad Technik Dieter Könemann v. C. Reinhardt A/S
Jurisdiction
Denmark
Court
Højesteret (Danish Supreme Court)
Date of decision
17 October 2007
Case nr./docket nr.
U2008.181H
Claimant 1
Name
C. Reinhardt A/S
Place of business
Denmark
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Name
Zweirad Technik Dieter Könemann
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
C. Reinhardt A/S v. Zweirad Technik Dieter Könemann
Sø- og Handelsretten (Maritime and Commercial Court)
Denmark, 20 January 2006 – H-0032-02, CISG-online 2015
Present decision affirming
Seller 1
Name
C. Reinhardt A/S
Place of business
Denmark
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
Zweirad Technik Dieter Könemann
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
78: Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles)
Goods as per contract
713 Suzuki motorcycles
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
unclear
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Danish law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 72(2); Art. 73; Art. 74; Art. 78
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 25
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 77
Editorial remark
Note that some databases list the decision under the alternative date of 27 October 2007, yet others under the date of 11 November 2007.
Decision published in 1
Ugeskrift for Retsvæsen (UfR) (2008), 181
CLOUT number
993
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
071017d1
Comments on this decision 2
Morten M. Fogt, 'Vertragsschluss, antizipierte Vertragsverletzung und Deckungsgeschäft nach CISG und dänischem Recht', 115 Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Rechtswissenschaft (ZVglRWiss) (2016), 200–269 [– in German]
Joseph Lookofsky, 'The CISG in Denmark and Danish Courts', 80 Nordic Journal of International Law (2011), 295–320, at 315–318 [– in English]  
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