서울고등법원 | 2019-10-31 | 2019나2031083
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경업금지약정의 진정성립 및 효력, 손해배상액 감액, 전직금지기간 제한
결과 요약
- 제1심판결 중 전직금지 청구에 관한 피고 패소 부분과 손해배상 청구에 관하여 2,000만 원을 초과하는 피고 패소 부분을 취소하고, 그 취소 부분에 해당하는 근로자의 청구를 기각함.
- 회사는 근로자에게 2,000만 원 및 이에 대한 지연손해금을 지급함.
- 근로자의 항소와 회사의 나머지 항소를 모두 기각함.
사실관계
- 근로자는 1978년경 설립되어 40여 년간 육가공기계의 제조 및 판매업 등을 영위해 온 회사임.
- 회사는 근로자의 육가공기계 생산부문 부분장으로 9년 넘게 근무하다가 2017. 4. 14. 퇴사함.
- 회사는 퇴사 후 2017. 4. 24. 경쟁업체인 C에 입사하여 2019. 8. 31.까지 근무함.
- 근로자는 회사가 C에 근무한다는 사실을 알게 되어 회사에게 내용증명을 발송하고, 2017. 9. 14. 피고와 경업금지 약정(이하 '이 사건 약정')을 체결함.
- 이 사건 약정 제6조는 퇴직 후 3년간 경쟁업체에 취업 또는 협력관계를 가지지 않으며, 위반 시 손해배상액으로 2억 원을 배상하고 별개로 실제 손해액을 배상한다고 규정함.
- 근로자는 회사의 경업금지 의무 위반을 이유로 손해배상 및 전직금지를 청구함.
핵심 쟁점, 법리 및 법원의 판단
이 사건 약정서의 진정성립 여부
- 법리: 사문서는 본인 또는 대리인의 서명이나 날인 또는 무인이 있는 때에는 진정한 것으로 추정되며, 작성명의인이 인영 부분 등의 성립을 인정하는 경우 특별한 사정이 없는 한 문서 전체의 진정성립이 추정됨. 완성문서로서의 진정성립의 추정력을 뒤집으려면 합리적인 이유와 이를 뒷받침할 증거가 필요함.
- 판단: 회사가 이 사건 약정서에 서명, 무인한 사실이 인정되므로 약정서 전체의 진정성립이 추정됨. 회사가 일부 내용이 공란인 상태에서 서명, 무인하였다는 주장은 이를 인정하기에 부족하며, 손해배상 예정액 2억 원이 수기로 기재된 점, 회사가 약정서 사본을 찢어버렸다고 주장하면서도 금액 기재 여부를 명확히 기억하는 점 등을 고려할 때, 2억 원의 손해배상 예정 약정이 있었다고 봄이 타당함.
관련 판례 및 법령
- 대법원 2015. 6. 11. 선고 2015다7565 판결
- 민사소송법 제358조 (사문서의 진정의 추정)
이 사건 약정의 효력 (선량한 풍속 기타 사회질서 위반 및 강박 여부)
- 법리: 경업금지약정은 헌법상 보장된 근로자의 직업선택의 자유와 근로권 등을 과도하게 제한하거나 자유로운 경쟁을 지나치게 제한하는 경우 민법 제103조에 정한 선량한 풍속 기타 사회질서에 반하는 법률행위로서 무효가 될 수 있음. 강박에 의한 의사표시는 상대방이 불법으로 해악을 고지하여 공포를 느끼고 의사표시를 한 것이어야 하며, 해악의 고지가 위법하기 위해서는 거래관념과 제반 사정에 비추어 이익이 정당하지 않거나 수단이 부적당한 경우 등에 해당해야 함.
확보한 수집 내용입니다. 전문 여부와 앞뒤 누락, 문단·표·공백의 원형 보존은 확인되지 않았습니다.
공식 원문 미확인
1. 제1심판결 중 전직금지 청구에 관한 피고 패소 부분과 손해배상 청구에 관하여 아래에서 지급을 명하는 금액을 초과하는 피고 패소 부분을 각 취소하고, 그 취소 부분에 해당하는 원고의 청구를 모두 기각한다. 피고는 원고에게 20,000,000원 및 이에 대하여 2018. 4. 25.부터 2019. 10. 31.까지는 연 5%의, 그 다음날부터 다 갚는 날까지는 연 15%의 각 비율로 계산한 돈을 지급하라. 2. 원고의 항소와 피고의 나머지 항소를 모두 기각한다. 3. 소송 총비용 중 4/5는 원고가, 나머지는 피고가 각 부담한다.
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\uce68\ud574\uc0ac\uac74\uc5d0\uc11c \uc77c\ubc18\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uace0\ub824\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \uad6c\uc81c\uc218\ub2e8\uc744 \ub098\uc5f4\ud55c \uac83\uc5d0 \ubd88\uacfc\ud558\uba70, \uac70\ub798\uad00\ub150\uc0c1 \ud5c8\uc6a9\ub418\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294 \ud574\uc545\uc758 \uace0\uc9c0\ub85c \ubcf4\uae30 \uc5b4\ub824\uc6c0. \ud53c\uace0\uac00 \uc81c\ucd9c\ud55c \uc99d\uac70\ub9cc\uc73c\ub85c\ub294 \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \uc57d\uc815\uc774 \uc6d0\uace0\uc758 \uac15\ubc15\uc5d0 \uc758\ud558\uc5ec \uccb4\uacb0\ub418\uc5c8\ub2e4\uace0 \uc778\uc815\ud558\uae30 \ubd80\uc871\ud568.\n#### \uad00\ub828 \ud310\ub840 \ubc0f \ubc95\ub839\n- \ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2010. 3. 11. \uc120\uace0 2009\ub2e482244 \ud310\uacb0\n- \ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2010. 2. 11. \uc120\uace0 2009\ub2e472643 \ud310\uacb0\n- \ubbfc\ubc95 \uc81c103\uc870 (\ubc18\uc0ac\ud68c\uc9c8\uc11c\uc758 \ubc95\ub960\ud589\uc704)\n- \ubbfc\uc0ac\uc18c\uc1a1\ubc95 \uc81c349\uc870 (\ubb38\uc11c\uc81c\ucd9c\uba85\ub839\uc5d0 \ub530\ub974\uc9c0 \uc544\ub2c8\ud55c \ub54c\uc758 \ud6a8\uacfc)\n### \uc190\ud574\ubc30\uc0c1 \uc608\uc815\uc561\uc758 \uac10\uc561\n- **\ubc95\ub9ac**: \uc190\ud574\ubc30\uc0c1 \uc608\uc815\uc561\uc774 \ubd80\ub2f9\ud558\uac8c \uacfc\ub2e4\ud55c \uacbd\uc6b0 \ubc95\uc6d0\uc740 \uc774\ub97c \uac10\uc561\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\uc73c\uba70, '\ubd80\ub2f9\ud788 \uacfc\ub2e4\ud55c \uacbd\uc6b0'\ub294 \ucc44\uad8c\uc790\uc640 \ucc44\ubb34\uc790\uc758 \uc9c0\uc704, \uacc4\uc57d \ubaa9\uc801, \uc608\uc815 \ub3d9\uae30, \ucc44\ubb34\uc561 \ub300\ube44 \uc608\uc815\uc561 \ube44\uc728, \uc608\uc0c1 \uc190\ud574\uc561, \uac70\ub798\uad00\ud589 \ub4f1 \ubaa8\ub4e0 \uc0ac\uc815\uc744 \ucc38\uc791\ud558\uc5ec \uacf5\uc815\uc131\uc744 \uc783\ub294 \uacb0\uacfc\ub97c \ucd08\ub798\ud55c\ub2e4\uace0 \uc778\uc815\ub418\ub294 \uacbd\uc6b0\ub97c \uc758\ubbf8\ud568.\n- **\ud310\ub2e8**: \ud53c\uace0\uac00 \uacbd\uc5c5\uae08\uc9c0\uc758 \ub300\uac00 \uba85\ubaa9\uc73c\ub85c \ubc1b\uc740 \uc774\uc775\uc774 \uc5c6\uace0, \ud53c\uace0\uc758 \uacbd\uc5c5\uc73c\ub85c \uc778\ud55c \uc6d0\uace0\uc758 \uc9c1\uc811\uc801\uc778 \uc190\ud574 \ubc1c\uc0dd \uc790\ub8cc\uac00 \uc5c6\uc73c\uba70, \ud53c\uace0\uac00 \ud604\uc7ac C\uc5d0\uc11c \ud1f4\uc9c1\ud558\uc600\uace0 \uc804\uc9c1\uae08\uc9c0\uae30\uac04\uc774 \uc774\ubbf8 \ub3c4\uacfc\ud568. \ud53c\uace0\uac00 C \uc7ac\uc9c1 \uc911 \uc6d0\uace0 \uc7ac\uc9c1 \uc2dc\ubcf4\ub2e4 \uc801\uc740 \uc18c\ub4dd\uc744 \uc5bb\uc5c8\uace0, \uc6d0\uace0\uac00 \ub2e4\ub978 \uc9c1\uc6d0\ub4e4\uc758 \uc804\uc9c1\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \ubcc4\ub2e4\ub978 \uc81c\uc9c0\ub97c \ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc740 \uc810 \ub4f1\uc744 \uace0\ub824\ud560 \ub54c, \uc190\ud574\ubc30\uc0c1 \uc608\uc815\uc561 2\uc5b5 \uc6d0\uc740 \ubd80\ub2f9\ud558\uac8c \uacfc\ub2e4\ud558\ubbc0\ub85c 2,000\ub9cc \uc6d0\uc73c\ub85c \uac10\uc561\ud568\uc774 \ud0c0\ub2f9\ud568.\n#### \uad00\ub828 \ud310\ub840 \ubc0f \ubc95\ub839\n- \ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2009. 2. 26. \uc120\uace0 2007\ub2e419051 \ud310\uacb0\n### \uc804\uc9c1\uae08\uc9c0 \uccad\uad6c \ubc0f \uac04\uc811\uac15\uc81c \uccad\uad6c\n- **\ubc95\ub9ac**: \uacbd\uc5c5\uae08\uc9c0\uc57d\uc815\uc5d0\uc11c \uc815\ud55c \uae30\uac04\uc774 \uacfc\ub3c4\ud558\uac8c \uc7a5\uae30\uc778 \uacbd\uc6b0, \ubcf4\ud638\ud560 \uac00\uce58 \uc788\ub294 \uc774\uc775, \ub2f9\uc0ac\uc790\uc758 \uc9c0\uc704, \ub300\uac00 \uc81c\uacf5 \uc5ec\ubd80 \ub4f1 \uc81c\ubc18 \uc0ac\uc815\uc744 \uace0\ub824\ud558\uc5ec \uc801\ub2f9\ud55c \ubc94\uc704\ub85c \uacbd\uc5c5\uae08\uc9c0\uae30\uac04\uc744 \uc81c\ud55c\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c.\n- **\ud310\ub2e8**: \ud53c\uace0\uac00 \uacbd\uc5c5\uae08\uc9c0\uc758 \ub300\uac00 \uba85\ubaa9\uc73c\ub85c \ubc1b\uc740 \uc774\uc775\uc774 \uc5c6\uace0, \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \uc57d\uc815\uc740 \uc804\uc9c1 \uc81c\ud55c \ub300\uc0c1 \uc9c0\uc5ed\uc744 \ud55c\uc815\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc73c\uba70 \ubc94\uc704\uac00 \ud3ec\uad04\uc801\uc784. \ud53c\uace0\uac00 \uc6d0\uace0\uc5d0 \ube44\ud574 \uc0c1\ub300\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc57d\uc790\uc758 \uc9c0\uc704\uc5d0 \uc788\uc5c8\uace0, \ub3d9\uc885 \uc5c5\uc885 \uc678 \ub2e4\ub978 \uc9c1\uc885\uc73c\ub85c\uc758 \uc804\uc9c1\uc774 \uc6a9\uc774\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc744 \uac83\uc73c\ub85c \ubcf4\uc774\uba70 \uc0dd\uacc4\uc720\uc9c0\uc5d0 \uc5b4\ub824\uc6c0\uc744 \uacaa\uc744 \uac00\ub2a5\uc131\ub3c4 \uc788\uc74c. \uc774\ub7ec\ud55c \uc81c\ubc18 \uc0ac\uc815\uc744 \uc885\ud569\ud560 \ub54c, \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \uc57d\uc815\uc5d0\uc11c \uc815\ud55c 3\ub144\uc758 \uc804\uc9c1\uae08\uc9c0\uae30\uac04\uc740 \ud53c\uace0\uc758 \uc9c1\uc5c5\uc120\ud0dd\uc758 \uc790\uc720\uc640 \uc0dd\uc874\uad8c\uc744 \uacfc\ub3c4\ud558\uac8c \uce68\ud574\ud560 \uc6b0\ub824\uac00 \uc788\uc73c\ubbc0\ub85c, \ud1f4\uc0ac\uc77c\ub85c\ubd80\ud130 1\ub144\uac04\uc73c\ub85c \uc81c\ud55c\ud568\uc774 \uc0c1\ub2f9\ud568. \uc774 \uc0ac\uac74 \ubcc0\ub860\uc885\uacb0\uc77c \ud604\uc7ac 1\ub144\uc758 \uc804\uc9c1\uae08\uc9c0\uae30\uac04\uc774 \uc774\ubbf8 \ub3c4\uacfc\ud558\uc600\uc73c\ubbc0\ub85c, \uc6d0\uace0\uc758 \uc804\uc9c1\uae08\uc9c0 \uccad\uad6c \ubc0f \uc774\ub97c \uc804\uc81c\ub85c \ud558\ub294 \uac04\uc811\uac15\uc81c \uccad\uad6c\ub294 \uc774\uc720 \uc5c6\uc74c.\n#### \uad00\ub828 \ud310\ub840 \ubc0f \ubc95\ub839\n- \ub300\ubc95\uc6d0 2007. 3. 29.\uc790 2006\ub9c81303 \uacb0\uc815\n## \ucc38\uace0\uc0ac\uc2e4\n- \ud53c\uace0\ub294 \uc6d0\uace0\ub85c\ubd80\ud130 \ud1f4\uc9c1\uae08 \uc678\uc5d0 300\ub9cc \uc6d0\uc744 \ubcc4\ub3c4\ub85c \uc9c0\uae09\ubc1b\uc558\uc73c\ub098 \uc774\ub97c \ub2e4\uc2dc \uc6d0\uace0\uc5d0\uac8c \ub3cc\ub824\uc8fc\uc5b4 \uacbd\uc5c5\uae08\uc9c0\uc758 \ub300\uac00 \uba85\ubaa9\uc73c\ub85c \ubc1b\uc740 \uc774\uc775\uc774 \uc5c6\uc74c.\n- \ud53c\uace0\ub294 C\uc5d0 \uc7ac\uc9c1\ud558\ub294 \ub3d9\uc548 \uc6d4 \ud3c9\uade0 \uc57d 350\ub9cc \uc6d0\uc758 \uae09\uc5ec\ub97c \uc9c0\uae09\ubc1b\uc544 \uc6d0\uace0\uc758 \uc9c1\uc6d0\uc73c\ub85c \uadfc\ubb34\ud560 \ub54c\ubcf4\ub2e4 \uc801\uc740 \uc18c\ub4dd\uc744 \uc5bb\uc74c.\n- \ud53c\uace0\ub294 1997. 8. 21. \uc6d0\uace0\ub97c \ud1f4\uc0ac\ud55c \ud6c4 2011. 11. 23. \uc7ac\uc785\uc0ac\ud558\ub294 \ub4f1 9\ub144 \ub3d9\uc548 \uacc4\uc18d\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uadfc\ubb34\ud55c \uac83\uc740 \uc544\ub2d8.\n## \uac80\ud1a0\n- \ubcf8 \ud310\uacb0\uc740 \uacbd\uc5c5\uae08\uc9c0\uc57d\uc815\uc758 \uc720\ud6a8\uc131 \ud310\ub2e8\uc5d0 \uc788\uc5b4 \uc0ac\uc6a9\uc790\uc758 \ubcf4\ud638\ud560 \uac00\uce58 \uc788\ub294 \uc774\uc775\uacfc \uadfc\ub85c\uc790\uc758 \uc9c1\uc5c5\uc120\ud0dd\uc758 \uc790\uc720 \ubc0f \uc0dd\uc874\uad8c \ubcf4\uc7a5\uc774\ub77c\ub294 \ub450 \uac00\uc9c0 \uac00\uce58\ub97c \uade0\ud615 \uc788\uac8c \uace0\ub824\ud558\uace0 \uc788\uc74c.\n- \ud2b9\ud788, \uacbd\uc5c5\uae08\uc9c0\uc57d\uc815\uc758 \uc9c4\uc815\uc131\ub9bd \ucd94\uc815\ub825\uc744 \uc778\uc815\ud558\uba74\uc11c\ub3c4, \uc190\ud574\ubc30\uc0c1 \uc608\uc815\uc561\uc758 \uac10\uc561 \ubc0f \uacbd\uc5c5\uae08\uc9c0\uae30\uac04\uc758 \uc81c\ud55c\uc5d0 \uc788\uc5b4\uc11c\ub294 \uadfc\ub85c\uc790\uc758 \uacbd\uc81c\uc801 \uc5b4\ub824\uc6c0, \ub300\uac00\uc131 \uc720\ubb34, \uc57d\uc815\uc758 \ud3ec\uad04\uc131 \ub4f1 \uad6c\uccb4\uc801\uc778 \uc0ac\uc815\uc744 \uba74\ubc00\ud788 \uac80\ud1a0\ud558\uc5ec \uc57d\uc790\uc758 \uc9c0\uc704\uc5d0 \uc788\ub294 \uadfc\ub85c\uc790\ub97c \ubcf4\ud638\ud558\ub824\ub294 \ud0dc\ub3c4\ub97c \ubcf4\uc784.\n- \uc774\ub294 \uacbd\uc5c5\uae08\uc9c0\uc57d\uc815\uc774 \ub0a8\uc6a9\ub420 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \uac00\ub2a5\uc131\uc744 \uc81c\ud55c\ud558\uace0, \uc2e4\uc9c8\uc801\uc778 \uacf5\uc815\uc131\uc744 \ud655\ubcf4\ud558\ub824\ub294 \ubc95\uc6d0\uc758 \uc758\uc9c0\ub97c \ubcf4\uc5ec\uc8fc\ub294 \ud310\uacb0\ub85c \ud3c9\uac00\ub428."}
- 판단:
- 영업비밀의 존부: 근로자의 육가공기계 제조·조립 기술 및 마케팅 정보 등은 영업비밀에 해당하거나 보호할 가치 있는 사용자의 이익에 해당함.
- 선량한 풍속 기타 사회질서 위반 여부: 회사가 원고 퇴사 후 경쟁업체에 근무하는 사실을 근로자가 알게 되어 체결된 약정이며, 회사는 근로자의 핵심 사업분야에서 9년 넘게 근무하며 영업비밀이나 노하우를 충분히 알 수 있는 지위에 있었음. 근로자가 회사에게 대리점 개설 제안까지 한 점 등을 고려할 때, 이 사건 약정이 선량한 풍속 기타 사회상규에 반한다고 인정하기 부족함. 다만, 전직금지 기간 3년은 과다한 제한으로 판단되어 1년을 초과하는 기간은 무효임.
- 강박 여부: 근로자의 내용증명 우편 내용은 영업비밀 침해사건에서 일반적으로 고려할 수 있는 구제수단을 나열한 것에 불과하며, 거래관념상 허용되지 않는 해악의 고지로 보기 어려움. 회사가 제출한 증거만으로는 이 사건 약정이 근로자의 강박에 의하여 체결되었다고 인정하기 부족함.
관련 판례 및 법령
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