广外法律英语重点(3)

物不符合同，必须在发现或理应发现不符情形后一段合理时间内通知卖方，说明不符合同情形的性质，否则就丧失声称货物不符合同的权利。

3. Except where the parties have agreed otherwise, the goods do not conform （符合） with the contract unless they: （除双方当事人业已另有协议外，货物除非符合以下规定，否则即为与合同不符

are fit for any particular purpose expressly or impliedly （隐含的） made known to the seller at the time of the conclusion of the contract, except where the circumstances show that the buyer did not rely, or that it was unreasonable for him to rely, on the seller’s skill and judgement; 货物适用于订立合同时曾明示或默示地通知卖方的任何特定目的，除非情况表明买方并不依赖卖方的技能和判断力，或者这种依赖对他是不合理的；

1.

a. G.E. offer a standard-form purchase order for one press

b. S.P. make an order confirmation

c. Which containing the forum selection clause & choice of law clauses

d. signed ＝“accepted”

a．binding contract created

Legal issue:

----Where the case should be heard.

----whether it is reasonable to apply the forum selection clause in this case. Reasoning:

a. Plaintiff’s claims:

the forum selection clause is not exclusive or mandatory.

It would be unreasonable to enforce the clause here.

Ohio is the reasonable venue for the suit.

b. Judge’s ruling:

wording of the clause– “all”, “shall

----German court jurisdiction is exclusive and mandatory

unreasonable, unjust enforcement / invalid clause

G.E. was unlikely to be exploited or unfairly treated

Germany has the closest connection with this contract.

Decision:

Enforcement of the forum selection clause is not unreasonable.Affirmed.

2. Facts:

Legal issue: