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CISG-online number
2561
Case name
Liebherr excavator case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Bundesgericht/Tribunal fédéral (Swiss Federal Supreme Court)
Judges
Kathrin Klett (Presiding Judge), Bernard Corboz (Judge), Christina Kiss (Judge), Antoine Thélin (Griffier)
Date of decision
26 March 2013
Case nr./docket nr.
4A 741/2012
Claimant 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Seller
Case History
Liebherr excavator case
Tribunal d'arrondissement de la Broye et du Nord vaudois (Court of First Instance Broye and Northern Vaud)
Switzerland, 02 February 2011, CISG-online 3010
Liebherr excavator case
Cour d‘appel civile du Tribunal Cantonal de Vaud (Court of Appeal Canton Vaud)
Switzerland, 24 August 2012, CISG-online 3031
Present decision
Seller 1
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Place of business
Germany
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Used Liebherr excavator
Price
85'000.00 EUR (Euro)
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 6; Art. 8; Art. 9(2); Art. 36(1); Art. 50
This decision is cited by 1
Electronic electricity meters case
Bundesgericht/Tribunal fédéral (Swiss Federal Supreme Court)
Switzerland, 28 May 2019 – 4A_543/2018, CISG-online 4463
Comments on this decision 2
Christoph Brunner & Markus Vischer, 'Die Rechtsprechung des Bundesgerichts zum Kaufvertragsrecht im Jahr 2013 – "unpublizierte" und "publizierte" Entscheide', Jusletter (24. November 2014), at no. 41–51 [– in German]  
Christiana Fountoulakis, 'Anmerkung zu Bundesgericht, Urteil vom 26.3.2013 - 4A_741/2012', Internationales Handelsrecht (IHR) (2014), 187–190 [– in German]
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Original language: French