State Ex Rel. Starkey v. Alaska Airlines, Inc.

(dissenting) — It is my opinion that the appellant is correct in its contention that the court should decline jurisdiction because the action was brought in an inconvenient forum.

This court has recognized and applied the doctrine that, ordinarily, courts will not intervene in controversies relating only to the internal management of the affairs of a foreign corporation, and such controversies must be settled by courts of the state creating the corporation.

Although it is stated in at least one Washington case (Fuller v. Ostruske, 48 Wn.2d 802, 296 P. 2d 996) that the courts of one state have…