Claim for the Price of Goods Lawsuit | A Case in Which the Full 90 Million Won in Unpaid Price of Goods Was Recovered

The client who came to us for a lawsuit claiming payment for goods is a company that operates a materials supply business, and it came to consider legal action after failing to receive the agreed payment from its counterparty.

Although the client had delivered all of the agreed goods, it had received only a portion of the amount, and despite repeated requests for payment of the remaining balance, the counterparty continued to delay payment.

Accordingly, the client recognized the need for legal action to recover the unpaid amount and requested assistance with the case as a whole.

A lawsuit claiming payment for goods is a civil lawsuit in which, even though the seller has duly supplied the goods, the buyer fails to pay the agreed price, and the seller seeks payment of the unpaid amount through the court.

In other words, it refers to the procedure that a seller pursues to legally recover its monetary claim in a situation where the goods have been delivered under the contract but the consideration has not been received.

The Civil Act clearly sets out the obligations of the seller and the buyer in a contract of sale.

Therefore, if the goods have already been delivered but the price has not been paid, the buyer is in a clear state of default on the obligation, and the seller may take legal action through a lawsuit claiming payment for goods.

1. Organizing the Facts of Contract Performance and the Transaction Structure

The corporate attorney systematically organized the facts of the case, focusing on the content of the goods supply contract concluded between the client and the counterparty and on the structure of the transaction.

Specifically, by comprehensively reviewing the contract, the estimate, the order records, the transaction statements, and the tax invoice issuance records, the attorney clearly established that the client had delivered all of the agreed goods and that the counterparty had received them.

2. Clarifying the Circumstances of the Unpaid Amount and Where Responsibility Lies

The corporate attorney analyzed the case by focusing on the circumstances in which only a portion of the amount had been paid and the remaining balance had been left unpaid for a long period.

The attorney emphasized that, even though the defendant had received and used all of the goods delivered under the contract, it was delaying payment of the remaining price for the goods without any legitimate reason.

3. Organizing the Structure of the Claim Including Damages for Delay

The corporate attorney did not stop at claiming only the principal of the unpaid price for the goods but established a strategy to also claim the damages for delay that had arisen from the delayed payment.

By organizing the structure of the claim based on the contractual payment due date and the actual period of delay, the attorney systematically constructed a litigation strategy with a legal basis so that the obligation to pay not only the unpaid principal but also the damages for delay accruing until the date of full payment could be recognized.