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CISG-online number
2856
Case name
Honey Holdings I, Ltd. v. Alfred L. Wolff, Inc. et al.
Jurisdiction
USA
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Chamber
Galveston Division
Judge
Melinda Harmon (District Judge)
Date of decision
23 January 2015
Case nr./docket nr.
G-14-0240
Claimant 1
Name
Honey Holdings I, Ltd.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondents 2
Name
Alfred L. Wolff, Inc.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Consignee of the goods (not party to the international sales contract)
Name
Bees Brothers
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Consignee of the goods (not party to the international sales contract)
Seller 1
Place of business
India
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Buyer 1
Name
Honey Holdings I, Ltd.
Place of business
USA
Role in trade
Dealer / Trader
Category of goods
6: Sugars, sugar preparations and honey
Goods as per contract
Honey
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(a) or (b)
CISG applied
yes, in determining the federal court‘s (lack of) diversity jurisdiction
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Texas law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 1(1)(a); Art. 1(1)(b)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 2; Art. 25; Art. 34; Art. 35(1); Art. 37; Art. 47
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 6; Art. 95
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Contractual limitation of liability clause in CISG contract (including its validity)
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Decision published in 1
81 Federal Supplement, Third Series (F. Supp. 3d) 543
Comment on this decision 1
Kristen David Adams & Candace M. Zierdt, 'International Sales of Goods', 71 Business Lawyer (Bus. Law.) (2016), 1345–1356, at 1350–1351 [– in English]  
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