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CISG-online number
2810
Case name
VLM Food Trading Int'l, Inc. v. Illinois Trading Comp. et al.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
Judges
Daniel A. Manion (Circuit Judge), Diane S. Sykes (Circuit Judge, reporting), William Joseph Bauer (Circuit Judge)
Date of decision
10 April 2014
Case nr./docket nr.
13-1799 & 13-1697
Claimant 1
Name
VLM Food Trading
Place of business
Canada
Role in transaction
Seller
Respondents 3
Name
Illinois Trading Company
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Name
Lawrence N. Oberman
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer's director
Name
The Obee Family Partnership
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Entity controlling buyer
Case History
VLM Food Trading Int'l, Inc. v. Illinois Trading Comp. et al.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
USA, 05 March 2013 – 12 C 8154, CISG-online 2397
Present decision reversing and remanding
VLM Food Trading Int'l, Inc. v. Illinois Trading Comp. et al.
U.S. Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
USA, 21 January 2016 – 14-2776, CISG-online 2811
affirming
Seller 1
Name
VLM Food Trading
Place of business
Canada
Role in trade
Wholesaler
Buyer 1
Name
Illinois Trading Company
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
5: Vegetables and fruit
Goods as per contract
Frozen potatoes
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a)
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 1(1)(a); Art. 10; Art. 19
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 6
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Decision published in 1
748 Federal Reporter, Third Series (F.3d) 780–787 [Full text – in English]
Comment on this decision 1
Ann M. Lousin, 'VLM Food Trading International, Inc. v. Illinois Trading Company, an exercise on the battle of the forms under the CISG and the UCC', 48 Uniform Commercial Code Law Journal (UCC L.J.) (2019), 419–433 [– in English]
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Original language: English