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1. The defendant's appeal is dismissed.
2. The costs of appeal shall be borne by the Defendant.
Purport of claim and appeal
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Reasons
1. On October 15, 2013, the Plaintiff entered into the instant service contract with the Defendant for forest subdivision with respect to the service cost of KRW 9.5 million (the contract amount of KRW 3.5 million and the remainder of KRW 6 million) with respect to the forest land of KRW 210,006 square meters (hereinafter “instant forest land”), one of the co-owners, the Plaintiff and the Defendant entered into the said service contract with the Defendant (hereinafter “instant service contract”).
2. The parties' assertion
A. The plaintiff's assertion that the defendant did not perform his duty under the service contract of this case. Thus, the defendant is obligated to return the service cost of eight million won paid by the plaintiff to the defendant as unjust enrichment.
B. The Defendant’s assertion is not obligated to return the service price already received, since the Plaintiff failed to complete his/her business due to the Plaintiff’s failure to file for registration of inheritance, although the Defendant conducted the survey and other work in accordance
Furthermore, in addition to the services under the instant service contract, the Plaintiff ordered the Defendant to perform the survey services, etc., and thus set off the service payment claim corresponding to this part against the Plaintiff’s claim on an equal basis.
3. Determination
A. In light of the following circumstances, it is reasonable to deem that the instant service contract was explicitly terminated on May 2016, in view of the following circumstances: (a) there was a dispute between the Plaintiff and the Defendant around May 2016, when the division was delayed due to the lack of registration of inheritance by the deceased among co-owners of the forest of this case; (b) the Plaintiff filed the instant lawsuit seeking the return of the service price already paid; and (c) the Defendant also expressed clearly that he would no longer perform the instant service contract; and (d) it is reasonable to deem that the instant service contract was explicitly terminated on or around May 2016.
B. The defendant's duty to return service costs is one of the above.