JUDGMENT OF 14. 12. 1977 — CASE 73/77 SANDERS v VAN DER PUTTE

In Case 73/77 Reference to the Court under Articles 2 and 3 of the Protocol of 3 June 1971 (OJ L 204 of 2. 8. 1975, p. 28) concerning the interpretation by the Court of Justice of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (OJ L 299 of 31. 12. 1972, p. 32) by the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Supreme Court of the Netherlands) for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: H. Kutscher, President, M. Sørensen and G. Bosco, Presidents of Chambers, A. M. Donner, J. Mertens de Wilmars, P. Pescatore and A. O'Keeffe, Judges, Advocate-General: H. Mayras Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Facts and issues

I — Facts and written procedure

II — Summary of the written observations submitted to the Court under Article 5 (1) of the Protocol concerning the interpretation by the Court of Justice of the Convention and Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EEC

Decision

The first two questions

The third question

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