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CISG-online number
2461
Case name
Heavy oil case
Jurisdiction
Austria
Court
Oberlandesgericht Graz (Court of Appeal Graz)
Chamber
Abteilung 6 (Department 6)
Judges
Dr. Maria Luise Rastädter-Puschnig (Presiding Judge), Dr. Neuhold (Judge), Dr. Rupert Waldner (Judge)
Date of decision
19 June 2013
Case nr./docket nr.
5 R 62/13x
Claimant 1
Name
H[...] P[...] Gesellschaft mbH
Place of business
Austria
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
S[...] M[...] GmbH
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Heavy oil case
Landesgericht Leoben (District Court Leoben)
Austria, 11 February 2013 – 26 Cg 113/11b-56, CISG-online 4261
Present decision affirming
Seller 1
Name
S[...] M[...] GmbH
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Producer of the goods sold
Buyer 1
Name
H[...] P[...] Gesellschaft mbH
Place of business
Austria
Role in trade
End-user of the goods
Category of goods
33: Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials
Goods as per contract
Heavy oil
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
German law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 30; Art. 35(1); Art. 35(2)(a); Art. 35(2)(b)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4; Art. 7(2); Art. 9; Art. 74; Art. 75
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Role of good faith in CISG cases
Decision published in 1
Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2014), 191–196 [Full text – in German]
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
130619a3
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: German