[Won a Lawsuit Claiming the Price of Goods] Won a Lawsuit Claiming the Price of Goods and Successfully Claimed the Full Unpaid Amount

The client in this case, who decided to file a lawsuit claiming the price of goods, is a furniture-material and timber wholesale and retail company.

The client and the defendant had been doing business for a period of more than 10 years.

The defendant told the client that if the client supplied goods for kitchen furniture manufacturing, payment would be made immediately upon delivery, so the client supplied the furniture materials.

The client waited at the defendant's request to wait a little for payment, but even after several days the defendant delayed payment of the price of goods.

In addition, the defendant paid only a portion of the price of goods, citing a card limit as an excuse, so the amount continued to increase.

The client continued to wait, hoping to resolve the matter amicably, but the defendant changed his attitude and claimed that, because the business relationship with the client had ended and he had closed his business, he had no obligation to pay the price of goods.

The client therefore decided to file a lawsuit claiming the price of goods and came to Daeryun Law Firm to request assistance.

Claim for Payment (Price of Goods, Service Fees, and the like)

Civil Act Article 568 (Effect of Sale)

(1) The seller shall transfer to the buyer the right that is the object of the sale, and the buyer shall pay the price for it to the seller.

(2) The mutual obligations of both parties under the preceding paragraph shall be performed concurrently, absent a special agreement or custom.

Civil Act Article 163 (Short-Term Extinctive Prescription of Three Years)

The extinctive prescription of the following claims is completed if they are not exercised for three years:

1. Claims for interest, support payments, salaries, rent for use, or other money or goods to be paid within a fixed period of one year or less

2. Claims of physicians, midwives, nurses, and pharmacists relating to treatment, labor, and the preparation of medicine

3. Claims relating to construction work held by contractors, engineers, and other persons engaged in the design or supervision of construction work

4. Claims for the return of documents held in the course of duty by attorneys, patent attorneys, notaries, certified public accountants, and judicial scriveners

5. Claims relating to the duties of attorneys, patent attorneys, notaries, certified public accountants, and judicial scriveners

6. The price of products and goods sold by producers and merchants

7. Claims relating to the business of artisans and manufacturers

Commercial Act Article 64 (Commercial Prescription)

The extinctive prescription of a claim arising from a commercial activity is completed if the claim is not exercised for five years, unless this Act provides otherwise. If, however, another statute provides a shorter prescription period, that provision applies.

In the claim for the price of goods, Daeryun submitted the transaction records between the defendant and the plaintiff.

Daeryun argued that, according to the number of timber units the plaintiff had delivered to the defendant, the defendant was obligated to pay the plaintiff the price of the goods.

In the claim for the price of goods, Daeryun argued that the plaintiff had waited in the belief that the defendant would eventually pay the price of the goods, but the defendant offered excuses and did not pay.

In the claim for the price of goods, Daeryun submitted a written confirmation of the outstanding balance between the plaintiff and the defendant.

Because the written confirmation stated that, if the contract terminated while a balance remained, the entire balance would be remitted in cash, Daeryun argued that the defendant had to pay the plaintiff the full balance.

In this matter, the client had not received the price of goods from the defendant, a former business partner, and was able to obtain payment through a claim for the price of goods with Daeryun's assistance.

If you are facing difficulty over the price of goods, obtaining the assistance of an attorney experienced in this area and pursuing a claim for the price of goods can be an effective way to resolve the matter.

Daeryun Law Firm provides attorneys experienced in contract-related law who handle each client's matter and work to guide the case in a favorable direction.

If you face a situation similar to this matter, you may request Daeryun Law Firm's assistance with a claim for the price of goods.