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CISG-online number
2111
Case name
Alpha Prime Development Co. v. Holland Loader Co.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Judge
Wiley J. Daniel (Chief Judge)
Date of decision
06 July 2010
Case nr./docket nr.
09-cv-01763-WYD-KMT
Claimant 1
Name
Alpha Prime Development Co.
Place of business
Mexico
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondents 2
Name
Holland Loader Co.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Seller
Name
Steven Michael Svatek
Place of business
USA
Seller 1
Name
Holland Loader Co.
Place of business
USA
Buyer 1
Name
Alpha Prime Development Co.
Place of business
Mexico
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Coal mining equipment (Holland 610 Loader)
Price
475'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 33; Art. 35(1); Art. 35(2); Art. 36(1); Art. 69(2)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8; Art. 11; Art. 40
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 3
Mitchell Aircraft Spares, Inc. v. European Aircraft Service AB
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
USA, 27 October 1998 – 97 C 5668, CISG-online 444
MCC-Marble Ceramic Center, Inc. v. Ceramica Nuova D'Agostino S.p.A.
U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit)
USA, 29 June 1998 – 97-4250, CISG-online 342
Delchi Carrier, SpA v. Rotorex Corp.
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit)
USA, 06 December 1995 – 95-7182, 95-7186, CISG-online 140
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
CISG-AC Opinion No. 3 ‘Parol Evidence Rule, Plain Meaning Rule, Contractual Merger Clause and the CISG’ (Rapporteur: Richard Hyland), adopted by the CISG Advisory Council at its 7th meeting in Madrid (Spain) on 23 October 2004
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
100706u1
Comment on this decision 1
Francesco G. Mazzotta, 'Survey of Recent U.S. Cases Dealing with the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)', in: Ingeborg Schwenzer & Lisa Spagnolo (eds.), Boundaries and Intersections: The 5th Annual MAA Schlechtriem CISG Conference, The Hague: Eleven International Publishing (2014), 33–55, at 45–46 [– in English]
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Original language: English