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CISG-online number
2301
Case name
Clay case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Oberlandesgericht Koblenz (Court of Appeal Koblenz)
Chamber
6. Zivilsenat (6th panel for civil matters)
Judges
Ritter (Presiding Judge), Dr. von Gumpert (Judge), Linden (Judge)
Date of decision
24 February 2011
Case nr./docket nr.
6 U 555/07
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
27: Crude fertilizers, other than those of division 56, and crude minerals (excluding coal, petroleum and precious stones)
Goods as per contract
Ground clay (caolinite)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 7(1); Art. 25; Art. 35; Art. 45; Art. 74; Art. 77; Art. 80
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 2; Art. 5; Art. 7(2); Art. 8; Art. 30; Art. 38; Art. 39; Art. 40; Art. 79
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Burden of proof; Duty to inform the other party; Limitation (prescription) period for claim arising under CISG contract; Parties‘ duty to cooperate; Relationship of CISG to pre-contractual liability under domestic law (culpa in contrahendo and others); Relationship of CISG to tort liability under domestic law; Role of good faith in CISG cases
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 5
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Decision published in 6
European Case Law Identifier (ECLI)
ECLI:DE:OLGKOBL:2011:0224.6U555.07.0A
Comments on this decision 2
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