Beckman v. Thompson

Opinion

ASHBY, J.

Plaintiff and appellant Ron Beckman sued defendants and respondents Michael Thompson and Philips Credit Corporation (Philips) for breach of contract and intentional interference with contract. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure sections 410.30, subdivision (a) and 418.10, the trial court granted respondent Philips’s motion to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction and granted respondent Thompson’s motion to dismiss on the ground of inconvenient forum, in that the matter should more appropriately be tried in Tennessee.

Appellant, a California resident,…