If a claim that has arisen from a commercial activity between merchants has become due, the obligee may, until he/she obtains performance thereof, retain things or securities belonging to the obligor that have come into his/her possession through a commercial activity with the obligor. However, this shall not apply in cases where there are other agreements between the parties.
Laws › Commercial Act › CHAPTER I COMMON PROVISIONS
Commercial Act — Article 58 (Mercantile Liens)
상법 제58조
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