Lansverk v. Studebaker-Packard Corp.

Quaere: Is the doctrine of forum non conveniens available to a defendant in a transitory out of state tort action brought in a superior court of the state of Washington where the plaintiff is a nonresident of that state, and the defendant is a foreign corporation doing business in and subject to the service of process in that state?

Answer: No.

Reason: Under the doctrine of forum non conveniens, although the court in which a transitory tort action is commenced has jurisdiction to hear and determine it, that court can, nonetheless, decline to - exercise its jurisdiction and enter an order of…