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CISG-online number
2513
Case name
Bowling alleys case
Jurisdiction
Germany
Court
Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Chamber
VIII. Zivilsenat (8th panel for civil matters)
Judges
Dr. Karin Milger (Presiding Judge), Dr. Bernhard Schneider (Judge), Frank Kosziol (Judge), Dr. Ralph Bünger (Judge), Dr. Wilhelm-Albrecht Achilles (Judge)
Date of decision
28 May 2014
Case nr./docket nr.
VIII ZR 410/12
Claimant 1
Respondent 1
Case History
Seller 1
Buyer 1
Category of goods
89: Miscellaneous manufactured articles, not elsewhere specified
Goods as per contract
20 bowling alleys
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(b)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 4; Art. 8(2) (contra proferentem rule)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 8(1); Art. 30; Art. 53
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 1(1) (application of the CISG to a resale agreement)
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Definition of 'contract of sale'
This decision cites the following other CISG-online cases 2
This decision cites the following CISG-AC Opinion 1
Decision published in 10
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
140528g1
Comments on this decision 4
Full text and translation of decision 2