Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin
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Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin is a notable English contract law case, associated with Lord Denning, concerning the enforcement of foreign currency judgments and the impact of European Community law on domestic legal principles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6384693 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin Context triple: [Lord Denning, notableWork, Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin]
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A.
Sibbach v. Wilson & Co.
Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the validity of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure under the Rules Enabling Act and helped define the scope of federal procedural rulemaking.
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B.
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch was a post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes trial in which former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch was prosecuted for his role in the Nazi regime’s use of forced labor and other atrocities.
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C.
Zschernig v. Miller
Zschernig v. Miller is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state involvement in foreign affairs by striking down an Oregon law affecting inheritance rights of foreign nationals as an intrusion into the federal government's exclusive foreign relations power.
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D.
Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
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E.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin Target entity description: Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin is a notable English contract law case, associated with Lord Denning, concerning the enforcement of foreign currency judgments and the impact of European Community law on domestic legal principles.
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A.
Sibbach v. Wilson & Co.
Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the validity of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure under the Rules Enabling Act and helped define the scope of federal procedural rulemaking.
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B.
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch
United States of America vs. Erhard Milch was a post–World War II Nuremberg war crimes trial in which former Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch was prosecuted for his role in the Nazi regime’s use of forced labor and other atrocities.
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C.
Zschernig v. Miller
Zschernig v. Miller is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state involvement in foreign affairs by striking down an Oregon law affecting inheritance rights of foreign nationals as an intrusion into the federal government's exclusive foreign relations power.
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D.
Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
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E.
Lucas v. Earl
Lucas v. Earl is a landmark 1930 U.S. Supreme Court tax law case that established the principle that income is taxed to the person who earns it, regardless of contractual arrangements to split or assign that income.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | English contract law case ⓘ |
| appliesPrinciple | recognition of EEC law supremacy in certain fields ⓘ |
| citationStatus | leading case ⓘ |
| concerns |
enforcement of foreign currency judgments
ⓘ
impact of European Community law on domestic law ⓘ judgments expressed in foreign currency ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| court | Court of Appeal of England and Wales ⓘ |
| hasJudgeOpinionBy |
Lord Denning MR
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Denning
|
| hasJurisdiction | England and Wales ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffectOn | rules governing currency in which English courts may give judgment ⓘ |
| hasParty |
Hennin
ⓘ
Schorsch Meier GmbH ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | post‑accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities ⓘ |
| involvesJudge |
Lawton LJ
ⓘ
Lord Denning MR ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Denning
Ormrod LJ ⓘ |
| isCitedIn |
academic commentary on EC law and UK contract law
ⓘ
textbooks on English conflict of laws ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
Lord Denning’s reasoning on European Community law
ⓘ
departure from traditional English rules on currency of judgments ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
civil procedure
ⓘ
conflict of laws ⓘ contract law ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
EEC Treaty
ⓘ
linked to:
Treaty of Rome
European Community law ⓘ monetary obligations in cross‑border contracts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
illustrating interaction between EC law and UK law
ⓘ
teaching English contract law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin Description of subject: Schorsch Meier GmbH v Hennin is a notable English contract law case, associated with Lord Denning, concerning the enforcement of foreign currency judgments and the impact of European Community law on domestic legal principles.
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