Posts tagged #warranty
All PostsUsed Car with Oil Leak – OGH Rejects Contract Rescission
Civil LawIn a recent decision, the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) addressed the question of whether a safety-relevant defect in a used car automatically entitles the buyer to rescind the contract. A defect that impairs the road...
Safety-related Faults: Not Always Sufficient Grounds for Contract Termination
Civil LawThe question of when a consumer may immediately terminate the contract of sale under the Consumer Guarantees Act (Verbrauchergewährleistungsgesetz, hereinafter VGG) in the case of a defective second-hand car was considered by the Austrian Supreme Cou...