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CISG-online number
2159
Case name
StencilMaster 1621 case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Handelsgericht des Kantons St. Gallen (Commercial Court Canton St. Gallen)
Date of decision
15 June 2010
Case nr./docket nr.
HG.2009.164
Claimant 1
Respondents 2
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
StencilMaster 1621
Price
270'000.00 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
no, Art. 6 (exclusion by the parties in their sales contract)
CISG applied
yes, in determining whether the parties had agreed on the Convention's exclusion under Art. 6 CISG
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 6
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 8(2); Art. 19(1); Art. 19(3)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 3(1); Art. 18(1); Art. 19(2)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Formation of party agreement on dispute resolution clause; Jurisdiction of the courts at the place of performance of obligations arising from a CISG contract under the 1988 Lugano Convention
This decision is cited by 2
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
100615s1
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