To-Ro Trade Shows v. Collins

— We must decide whether a producer of recreational-vehicle (RV) trade shows presented a justiciable controversy under Washington’s Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (chapter 7.24 RCW) (the Act). To-Ro Trade Shows (To-Ro) brought a declaratory judgment action against the State after the Department of Licensing (DOL) enforced the dealer licensing statute (RCW 46.70.021) at To-Ro’s 1994 Spokane RV show. To-Ro contended that the State’s closure of that portion of its show dedicated to an *406unlicensed RV dealer violated To-Ro’s rights under the Commerce Clause and the First and Fourteenth…