CISG CASE PRESENTATION

Germany 16 November 1995 District Court Köln (Used car case)
[Cite as: http://cisgw3.law.pace.edu/cases/951116g1.html]

Case Table of Contents

• Case identification
• Classification of issues present
• Editorial remarks
• Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries
• Guide to links contained in case presentations

Case identification

DATE OF DECISION: 19951116 (16 November 1995)

JURISDICTION: Germany

TRIBUNAL: Landgericht Köln [Landgericht = LG = District Court]

JUDGE(S): Unavailable

CASE NUMBER/DOCKET NUMBER: 5 O 189/94

CASE NAME: German case citations do not identify parties to proceedings

CASE HISTORY: 2d instance OLG Köln 21 May 1996 [affirming]

SELLER'S COUNTRY: Italy [defendant]

BUYER'S COUNTRY: Germany [plaintiff]

GOODS INVOLVED: Used car

Classification of issues present

APPLICATION OF CISG: Yes [Article 1(1)(a)]

APPLICABLE CISG PROVISIONS AND ISSUES

Key CISG provisions at issues: Articles 1(1) ; 2(a) ; 35(1) ; 79(1) ; [Also cited: Articles 45(1)(b) ; 74 ]

Classification of issues using UNCITRAL classification code numbers:

Unavailable

Descriptors: Unavailable

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Editorial remarks

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Citations to case abstracts, texts, and commentaries

CITATIONS TO ABSTRACTS OF DECISION

(a) UNCITRAL abstracts: Unavailable

(b) Other abstracts

Unavailable

CITATIONS TO TEXT OF DECISION

Original language (German): cisg-online.ch <http://www.cisg-online.ch/cisg/urteile/265.htm>

Translation: Unavailable

CITATIONS TO COMMENTS ON DECISION

English: [2004] S.A. Kruisinga, (Non-)conformity in the 1980 UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods: a uniform concept?, Intersentia at 131; [2005] Schlechtriem & Schwenzer ed., Commentary on UN Convention on International Sale of Goods, 2d (English) ed., Oxford University Press, Art. 79 paras. 6, 39