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(영문) 대법원 1976. 10. 12. 선고 76다1833 판결

[소유권이전등기][집24(3)민,124;공1976.11.15.(548) 9391]

Main Issues

The requirements to cancel the contract of donation in case the donor becomes a non-reliable one after the conclusion of the contract of donation shall be met.

Summary of Judgment

The rescission of a contract of gift under Article 557 of the Civil Act shall meet the requirements, such as that the status of the property at the time of donation of a donor would be remarkably changed in comparison with that at the time of donation and that if the ownership of the real estate for the purpose of donation is transferred to the donee by virtue of a significant impact on his livelihood. The donor may rescind the contract of donation in case where the ownership of the real estate has a significant impact on his livelihood due to the transfer of the ownership of the real estate to the donee by taking out treatment expenses, etc

Plaintiff-Appellee

Attorney Yang Sung-sung et al., Counsel for the plaintiff-appellant

Defendant-Appellant

Defendant

original decision

Seoul High Court Decision 76Na142 delivered on June 18, 1976

Text

The original judgment is reversed and the case is remanded to the Seoul High Court.

Reasons

The defendant's grounds of appeal are examined.

According to the judgment of the court below, even if the defendant donated this real estate to the plaintiff, the court below rejected the defendant's claim for rescission of the contract of donation based on the following reasons: (a) since the contract of donation was made on October 22, 1974, which was made after the contract of donation, due to the consumption of the pre-paid property in treatment expenses, etc., and thus, the cancellation of the contract of donation was made on the ground that the transfer of the ownership of this real estate to the plaintiff would have a significant impact on his livelihood; (b) however, in order to effectively cancel the contract of donation by the above declaration of intent of rescission, the above interpretation of Article 557 of the Civil Act must be met: (c) the defendant's property status after the contract of donation would have been considerably changed compared to the property status at the time of donation, and (d) the transfer of the real estate ownership to the plaintiff would have a significant impact on his livelihood; and (d) the court below did not have any evidence to acknowledge that the above requirements were met; (d) however, (e) the court below erred in its reasoning to reverse the judgment below.

Justices Dra-ro (Presiding Judge)