Beckman

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, alleged in his complaint that pursuant to a contract entered in California, respondent Thompson, doing business as MT Communications (MTC), agreed to hire appellant to be chief operating officer of MTC, which operates a group of television stations in Tennessee. Appellant resigned other employment in reliance on the contract, but before appellant moved to Tennessee, Thompson repudiated the contract. Philips allegedly induced Thompson to repudiate the contract.

Respondent Philips successfully moved to quash service of summons on the ground it is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of…