Danâs City Used Cars, Inc., Dba Danâs City Auto Body, Petitioner v. Robert Pelkey
Decided May 13, 2013. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 12-52 · 569 U.S. 251 (2013) · Cited 205 times
Holding
Section 14501(c)(1) does not preempt state-law claims stemming from the storage and disposal of a towed vehicle.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Ass'n · 552 U.S. 364 (2008)
- Morales v. Trans World Airlines, Inc. · 504 U.S. 374 (1992)
- City of Columbus v. Ours Garage & Wrecker Service, Inc. · 536 U.S. 424 (2002)
- Warth v. Seldin · 422 U.S. 490 (1975)
- New York State Conference of Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans v. Travelers Insurance · 514 U.S. 645 (1995)
- Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp. · 464 U.S. 238 (1984)
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Easterwood · 507 U.S. 658 (1993)
- Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly · 533 U.S. 525 (2001)
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2013). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).