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CISG-online number
2471
Case name
Marmi Zenatelli Srl v. New Stone AG
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Obergericht des Kantons Zug (Court of Appeal Canton Zug)
Chamber
I. Zivilabteilung/Ire Cour civile (1st department for civil matters)
Judges
lic. iur. A. Iten (Presiding Judge), Dr. F. Horber (Judge), lic. iur. U. Jud-Reichlen (Judge), lic. iur. Th. Anderegg (Gerichtsschreiber)
Date of decision
05 March 2013
Case nr./docket nr.
Z1 2011 36
Claimant 1
Name
Marmi Zenatelli Srl
Place of business
Italy
Respondent 1
Name
New Stone AG
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Buyer
Case History
Marmi Zenatelli Srl v. New Stone AG
Kantonsgericht Zug (Court of First Instance Canton Zug)
Switzerland, 12 September 2011 – A2 2009 82, CISG-online 3016
Present decision affirming
Buyer 1
Name
New Stone AG
Place of business
Switzerland
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
Marble slabs
Price
458'241'716.00 LIT (Italian Lira)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 3(1)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 31; Art. 32(1); Art. 58(1)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 3(1); Art. 39(2)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 4; Art. 58(3)
Comment on this decision 1
Thomas Mayer, 'Rechtsprechung zum Wiener Kaufrecht in der Schweiz', Schweizerische Zeitschrift für internationales und europäisches Recht (SZIER) (2015), 655–706, at 702–705 [– in German]
Full text of decision 1
Full text of decision
Original language: German