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CISG-online number
2438
Case name
Insulation material case
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Judges
Dr. Hansjörg Sailer (Presiding Judge), Mag. Dr. Bernhard Wurdinger (Judge), Dr. Karina Grohmann (Judge), Univ. Doz. Dr. Michael Bydlinski (Judge), Mag. Raimund Wurzer (Judge)
Date of decision
13 December 2012
Case nr./docket nr.
1 Ob 215/12t
Claimant 1
Place of business
Romania
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondent 1
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Insulation material case
Landesgericht für Zivilrechtssachen Graz (District Court Graz)
Austria, 23 April 2012 – 62 Cg 8/12p-20, CISG-online 3438
Insulation material case
Oberlandesgericht Graz (Court of Appeal Graz)
Austria, 02 August 2012 – 2 R 100/12m, CISG-online 2457
affirming
Present decision reversing in part
Seller 1
Place of business
Romania
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Place of business
Austria
Role in trade
Construction company purchasing goods as supplies
Category of goods
66: Non-metallic mineral manufactures, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
Insulation material "Armaflex"
Price
19'437.20 EUR (Euro)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 18(1); Art. 18(2); Art. 18(3)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6; Art. 8(2); Art. 23; Art. 58; Art. 59; Art. 78
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Oberster Gerichtshof (Austrian Supreme Court)
Austria, 10 November 1994 – 2 Ob 547/93, CISG-online 117
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Decision published in 1
Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2013), 114–117 [Full text – in German]
CLOUT number
1516
Full text and abstract of decision 2