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주유소 직원의 횡령 및 명예훼손, 협박에 대한 손해배상 청구 기각
결과 요약
- 근로자들의 회사들에 대한 청구를 모두 기각하고, 소송비용은 근로자들이 부담함.
사실관계
- 원고 주식회사 A는 'F주유소'를 운영하고, 근로자 B은 그 대표이사임.
- 회사들은 부부 사이로 2016. 12. 11.부터 2018. 7. 31.까지 해당 회사에 채용되어 이 사건 주유소에서 주유 및 수금 업무를 담당함.
- 피고 C은 2018. 7. 초순경 이 사건 주유소의 불법 시설, 불법 전기 도용, 불법 오폐수 처리, 불법 농지 전용 등 다양한 문제와 세무 문제, 허위 매출 세금계산서 발행 문제 등을 언급하며, 근로자 B과 주유소에 경제적 타격을 주는 것이 목적이라는 내용의 인쇄물을 작성하여 배포함.
- 근로자들은 회사들을 업무상 횡령, 명예훼손, 협박 혐의로 형사 고소하였으나, 검사는 횡령의 범의를 인정하기 어렵고, 명예훼손 및 협박은 허위라 단정하기 어렵고 사회적 평가를 저해하려는 의도를 단정하기 어렵다는 이유로 각 혐의 없음 불기소처분을 함.
- 근로자 B은 회사들에 대한 임금 및 퇴직금 체불 등으로 근로기준법 위반 유죄 판결을 선고받아 확정됨(대전지방법원 홍성지원 2019고단442, 대전지방법원 2022노81, 대법원 2023도2081).
- 회사들이 해당 회사를 상대로 제기한 체불임금 등 지급 청구 소송에서 해당 회사는 피고 C에게 13,602,782원, 피고 D에게 18,346,512원 및 이에 대한 각 지연손해금을 지급하라는 판결이 선고되어 확정됨(대전지방법원 천안지원 2019가단9725, 대정지방법원 2022나110153).
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
회사들의 횡령으로 인한 해당 회사의 손해배상 청구
- 법리: 근로자들이 제출한 증거만으로는 회사들의 현금과 휘발유 등 횡령이나 그 수액을 인정하기 부족함.
- 법원의 판단: 해당 회사가 주장하는 회사들의 횡령 사실을 인정할 증거가 부족하므로, 해당 회사의 주장은 이유 없음.
피고 C의 명예훼손 및 협박으로 인한 근로자 B의 위자료 청구
- 법리:
- 권리행사의 일환으로 상대방에게 해악을 고지한 경우라도, 사회통념상 용인될 수 있는 정도이거나 정당한 목적을 위한 상당한 수단에 해당하여 사회상규에 반하지 아니하는 때에는 협박죄가 성립하지 않음(대법원 2022. 12. 15. 선고 2022도9187 판결).
- 명예훼손 책임은 사실 적시로 인해 객관적인 사회적 평판이 손상되었을 때 인정됨. 비판적 의견 표명은 예외적인 사정이 없는 한 위법하지 않음. 다만, 모욕적이고 경멸적인 인신공격이나 사실을 왜곡하는 공표 행위는 인격권 침해로서 불법행위가 될 수 있음(대법원 2018. 10. 30. 선고 2014다61654 전원합의체 판결).
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대전지방법원천안지원 판결
사건: 2022가단103160 손해배상(기) 원고: 1. 주식회사 A 2. B 원고들 소송대리인 변호사 오세용 피고: 1. C 2.D 변론종결: 2024. 3. 13. 판결선고: 2024. 4. 3.
1. 원고들의 피고들에 대한 청구를 모두 기각한다. 2. 소송비용은 원고들이 부담한다.
1. 기초사실 다음 사실은 당사자 사이에 다툼이 없거나, 갑 제1호증, 갑 제2호증의 1, 갑 제5호증, 갑 제7호증의 1, 16, 17, 갑 제9호증의 6, 을 제1, 2, 6, 8 내지 10호증, 을 제11호증의 1, 2, 을 제12호증의 1 내지 3, 을 제15, 16호증의 각 기재에 변론 전체의 취지를 종합하여 인정된다. 가. 원고 주식회사 A(이하 '원고 회사'라 한다)는 천안시 E 소재 'F주유소'(이하 '이 사건 주유소'라 한다)를 운영하는 회사이고, 원고 B은 그 대표이사이다. 피고들은 부부 사이로 2016. 12. 11.부터 2018. 7. 31.까지 원고 회사에 채용되어 이 사건 주유소에서 근무하면서
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2014\ub2e461654 \uc804\uc6d0\ud569\uc758\uccb4 \ud310\uacb0\n- \ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 1997. 12. 23. \uc120\uace0 96\ub20411778 \ud310\uacb0\n## \ucc38\uace0\uc0ac\uc2e4\n- \ud53c\uace0\ub4e4\uc774 \ubc30\ud3ec\ud55c \uc778\uc1c4\ubb3c\uc5d0\ub294 \"\uc138\ubb34\ubb38\uc81c\uc5d0\uc11c\ubd80\ud130 \ubcf8 \uc8fc\uc720\uc18c\uc5d0\ub294 \ubd88\ubc95\uc810\uc720\uc2dc\uc124, \ubd88\ubc95\uac74\ucd95\ubb3c, \ubd88\ubc95\uc804\uae30\ub3c4\uc6a9, \ubd88\ubc95\uc624\ud3d0\uc218\ucc98\ub9ac, \ubd88\ubc95\ub18d\uc9c0\uc804\uc6a9 \ub4f1 \ub2e4\uc591\ud55c \ub2e4\ub978 \ubb38\uc81c\ub3c4 \ud30c\uc545\uc774 \ub418\uc5b4\uc788\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4\", \"\uc804\uc790\uc7a5\ubd80 \ubc0f \ud0c8 \ubd88\ubc95\uc0ac\ub840\ub97c \uc138\ubb34\uc11c, \ub178\ub3d9\ubd80, \uac80\ucc30, \uc778\uad8c\uc704\uc6d0\ud68c, \ubcc0\ud638\uc0ac, \ub178\ubb34\uc0ac \ub4f1 \ubaa8\ub4e0 \uc720\uad00\ubd80\uc11c\uc5d0 \uc81c\ucd9c\ud558\uc5ec \ubcf8\uc778\uacfc \ubcf8\uc778\uc758 \ucc98\uac00 \ub2f9\ud55c \uc5b5\uc6b8\ud55c \uc77c\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \ubcf4\uc0c1\uc744 \ubc1b\ub294 \ub3d9\uc2dc\uc5d0 B\uacfc \ubcf8 \uc8fc\uc720\uc18c\uc5d0 \ucd5c\ub300\ud55c\uc758 \uacbd\uc81c\uc801 \ud0c0\uaca9\uc744 \uc8fc\ub294 \uac83\uc774 \ubaa9\uc801\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4\", \"\uac11\uc9c8 \uc8fc\uc720\uc18c\uc758 \ub300\ud45c\uc0ac\ub840\ub85c \uafb8\uc900\ud788 \uae30\uc0ac\ud654 \ubc0f \uc9c0\uc5f0\uc8fc\ubbfc\uc5d0\uac8c \ud64d\ubcf4\ub97c \ud558\uace0 \ubd88\ubc95\uc601\uc5c5\uc744 \uac10\uc2dc\ud558\ub294 \uafb8\uc900\ud55c \ubbfc\uc6d0\uc81c\uae30\ub85c \uc8fc\uc720\uc18c\uac00 \ub9e4\ucd9c\uc5d0 \ud0c0\uaca9\uc744 \ubc1b\uc744 \uc218 \uc788\ub3c4\ub85d \ubcf8\uc778\uc774 \ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \ubaa8\ub4e0 \uc218\ub2e8\uc744 \ub3d9\uc6d0\ud560 \uc608\uc815\uc785\ub2c8\ub2e4\"\ub77c\ub294 \ub0b4\uc6a9\uacfc \"\uc8fc\uc720\ubcf5\uc9c0\uce74\ub4dc\uc758 \ud718\ubc1c\uc720 \uc804\uc6a9, 3\uc790 \uc8fc\uc720\", \"\ud5c8\uc704\ub9e4\ucd9c \uc138\uae08\uacc4\uc0b0\uc11c \ubc1c\ud589\uc758 \ubb38\uc81c\"\ub77c\ub294 \ubb38\uad6c\uac00 \ud3ec\ud568\ub418\uc5b4 \uc788\uc74c.\n- \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \uc8fc\uc720\uc18c\uc5d0\uc11c \ubd88\ubc95\uc804\uae30\ub3c4\uc6a9, \ubd88\ubc95\uc624\ud3d0\uc218\ucc98\ub9ac, \ubd88\ubc95 \ub18d\uc9c0\uc804\uc6a9\uc774 \ud655\uc778\ub418\uc9c0\ub294 \uc54a\uc558\uc74c.\n## \uac80\ud1a0\n- \ubcf8 \ud310\uacb0\uc740 \uadfc\ub85c\uc790\uac00 \uc0ac\uc6a9\uc790\uc758 \ubd88\ubc95 \ud589\uc704 \ubc0f \ubd80\ub2f9\ud55c \ucc98\uc6b0\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \ubb38\uc81c \uc81c\uae30\ud558\ub294 \uacfc\uc815\uc5d0\uc11c \ub2e4\uc18c \uacfc\uc7a5\ub41c \ud45c\ud604\uc744 \uc0ac\uc6a9\ud588\ub354\ub77c\ub3c4, \uadf8 \ubaa9\uc801\uc774 \uc815\ub2f9\ud558\uace0 \ub0b4\uc6a9\uc774 \uc804\uccb4\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc9c4\uc2e4\uc5d0 \ubd80\ud569\ud55c\ub2e4\uba74 \uba85\uc608\ud6fc\uc190\uc774\ub098 \ud611\ubc15\uc73c\ub85c \uc778\uc815\ud558\uae30 \uc5b4\ub835\ub2e4\ub294 \uc810\uc744 \uba85\ud655\ud788 \ud568.\n- \ud2b9\ud788, \uc0ac\uc6a9\uc790\uc758 \uc784\uae08 \uccb4\ubd88 \ub4f1 \uadfc\ub85c\uae30\uc900\ubc95 \uc704\ubc18 \uc0ac\uc2e4\uc774 \uc778\uc815\ub418\uace0, \uc8fc\uc720\uc18c \ubd80\uc9c0\uc5d0 \ubd88\ubc95 \uac74\ucd95\ubb3c\uc774 \uc874\uc7ac\ud558\ub294 \ub4f1 \ubd88\ubc95 \ud589\uc704 \uc758\ud639\uc774 \uc81c\uae30\ub420 \ub9cc\ud55c \uc815\ud669\uc774 \uc788\uc5c8\ub358 \uc810\uc774 \uadfc\ub85c\uc790\uc758 \ud45c\ud604 \ud589\uc704\ub97c \uc815\ub2f9\ud654\ud558\ub294 \uc911\uc694\ud55c \uc694\uc18c\ub85c \uc791\uc6a9\ud568.\n- \uc774\ub294 \uadfc\ub85c\uc790\uc758 \uc815\ub2f9\ud55c \uad8c\ub9ac \ud589\uc0ac\uc640 \ud45c\ud604\uc758 \uc790\uc720\ub97c \ud3ed\ub113\uac8c \uc778\uc815\ud558\ub294 \ucde8\uc9c0\ub85c \ud574\uc11d\ub420 \uc218 \uc788\uc73c\uba70, \uc0ac\uc6a9\uc790\uc758 \ubd80\ub2f9\ud55c \ud589\uc704\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uadfc\ub85c\uc790\uc758 \ubb38\uc81c \uc81c\uae30\uac00 \uc704\ucd95\ub418\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub3c4\ub85d \ud558\ub294 \ud310\ub840\ub85c \ud65c\uc6a9\ub420 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c."}
- 유인물 배포 목적이 타인의 권리나 이익 침해가 아니라 근로조건 개선 등 정당한 활동 범위 내이고, 내용이 전체적으로 진실하다면 일부 허위나 과장·왜곡이 있더라도 정당한 활동으로 볼 수 있음(대법원 1997. 12. 23. 선고 96누11778 판결).
- 법원의 판단:
- 이 사건 인쇄물은 회사들의 임금체불 등 문제 제기 과정에서 이루어진 것으로, 그 주된 내용이 사실에 부합하고, 불법전기도용 등 언급은 구체적이지 않고 막연함.
- 회사들에게 실제로 적지 않은 금액의 임금체불이 있었고, 주유소 부지에 무단 축조 및 증축된 건축물이 있어 불법전기도용 등의 가능성도 의심할 수 있는 점 등을 고려함.
- 인쇄물의 표현 방식은 다소 과장되게 감정 또는 비판적 의견을 표명하거나 의혹을 제기한 것에 불과하여, 사회상규에 비추어 용인될 수 없을 정도의 해악을 고지하거나 인격권을 침해하여 명예를 훼손한 것으로 보기 어려움.
- 따라서 근로자 B의 주장은 이유 없음.
관련 판례 및 법령
- 대법원 2022. 12. 15. 선고 2022도9187 판결
- 대법원 2018. 10. 30. 선고 2014다61654 전원합의체 판결
- 대법원 1997. 12.