손해배상책임이 인정되는 경우 법원은 직권으로 손해액을 심리⋅판단해야 한다는 대법원

판결이 나왔다.

When the liability for damages is recognized, the Supreme Court ruling was issued that

the court should judge and decide the amount of damage ex officio.

최근 대법원은 甲이 乙 회사와 설계 및 감리계약을 체결했다가 해지한 후 乙 회사와

건축사인 丙을 상대로 설계도면의 하자를 이유로 손해배상을 구한 사안에서 이같이 선고했다.

Recently, the Supreme Court sentenced to the case where 甲 signed a design

and supervision contract with the 乙 company and terminated it, and then

sought compensation for damages against the 甲 company and the architect 丙 for

defects in design drawings.

재판부는 “甲이 설계도면의 하자를 보수하는 비용을 지급한 것으로 볼 여지가 있으므로

원심으로서는 손해액에 관하여 적극적으로 석명권을 행사하고 증명을 촉구하여 이를

밝혔어야 한다.”고 밝혔다.

The court said, "There is a possibility that 甲 paid the cost of repairing defects in

the design drawings, so the lower court should actively exercise the right to clarify

the amount of damage and urge proof to reveal this."

아울러 “제출된 증거와 당사자의 주장, 甲과 乙 회사 등의 관계, 손해 발생 경위, 손해의

성격, 손해가 발생한 이후의 여러 정황 등 관련된 모든 간접사실을 종합하여 손해액을

인정했어야 한다.”고 설명했다.

In addition, the court explained, "The amount of damage must have been recognized

by synthesizing all related indirect facts, such as the evidence submitted and

the arguments of the parties, the relationship between 甲 and 乙 company, the reason

for the damage, the nature of the damage, and various circumstances after the

damage occurred."

따라서 “이러한 조치를 하지 않고 손해액에 관한 주장과 증명이 없다는 이유로 甲의

손해배상청구를 배척한 원심판단에 법리오해 등의 잘못이 있다.”고 판시했다.

Therefore, it was judged that “there is a misunderstanding of the law in the judgment

of the original court that rejected the claim for damages because there is no claim

and proof regarding the amount of damage.”