If it becomes impossible for the borrower to return an object of the same kind, quality, and quantity as the borrowed one, he or she shall refund the value of the object at the current market price; provided, this shall not apply to the cases mentioned in Articles 376 and 377(2).
Civil Act — Article 604 (Refund of market price due to impossibility of return)
민법 제604조
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