Normally, I only report on topics in IT law and/or media law, but in the case of a recent ruling by the Coburg District Court, I’ll make an exception for once. Moreover, it also affects the Internet, at least somehow 😉
In the underlying case, the buyer of a dwarf eider hen had filed a claim for rescission of the purchase contract, because shortly after the purchase it turned out that the hen offered via the Internet was actually a rooster.
Over an Internet platform young dwarf silkie hens were offered for sale for 45,00 € the piece. The buyer then contacted the seller and purchased a total of three animals. However, after about two weeks, it turned out that one of these chickens was a rooster.
However, the defendant seller did not comply with the buyer’s request to take back this rooster and deliver a hen instead or to refund the purchase price. Thereupon, the buyer withdrew from the purchase contract. As the parties were unable to reach an agreement, the case was heard by the Coburg District Court.
The Coburg Local Court ruled in favor of the buyer. Through the description of the animals offered for sale on the Internet as “young dwarf willow hens” and the subsequent purchase contract, the parties have reached a binding agreement on the condition of the animals.
However, the sold dwarf silkie cock did not correspond to this condition, because it was not a hen. The rooster was therefore defective because of its maleness and the plaintiff was entitled to withdraw from the purchase contract.
The judgment is final. So being a man is a defect!
Marian Härtel ist Rechtsanwalt und Fachanwalt für IT-Recht mit einer über 25-jährigen Erfahrung als Unternehmer und Berater in den Bereichen Games, E-Sport, Blockchain, SaaS und Künstliche Intelligenz. Seine Beratungsschwerpunkte umfassen neben dem IT-Recht insbesondere das Urheberrecht, Medienrecht sowie Wettbewerbsrecht. Er betreut schwerpunktmäßig Start-ups, Agenturen und Influencer, die er in strategischen Fragen, komplexen Vertragsangelegenheiten sowie bei Investitionsprojekten begleitet. Dabei zeichnet sich seine Beratung durch einen interdisziplinären Ansatz aus, der juristische Expertise und langjährige unternehmerische Erfahrung miteinander verbindet. Ziel seiner Tätigkeit ist stets, Mandanten praxisorientierte Lösungen anzubieten und rechtlich fundierte Unterstützung bei der Umsetzung innovativer Geschäftsmodelle zu gewährleisten.
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