Alterna Aircraft V B Ltd. v. SpiceJet Ltd.

FILE THIS OPINION WAS FILED FOR RECORD AT 8 A.M. ON APRIL 9, 2026 IN CLERK’S OFFICE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON APRIL 9, 2026 SARAH R. PENDLETON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ) ALTERNA AIRCRAFT V B LTD., ) ) No. 103759-7 Respondent, ) ) En Banc v. ) ) SPICEJET LTD., ) Filed: April 9, 2026 ) Petitioner. ) GONZÁLEZ, J.—Our constitutional system of divided government vests great power in courts. A court may have the power to order a person to appear, to submit to judgment, and to surrender both their liberty and their property. That power must be…