Philko Aviation, Inc. v. Shacket et Ux.

Decided June 15, 1983. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 82-342 · 462 U.S. 406 (1983) · Cited 114 times

Holding

State laws, such as the Illinois law, allowing undocumented or unrecorded transfers of interests in aircraft to affect innocent third parties are pre-empted by the federal Act.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“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.

• Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La Cuesta · 458 U.S. 141 (1982)
• Jones v. Rath Packing Co. · 430 U.S. 519 (1977)
• Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission · 461 U.S. 190 (1983)
• Lawson v. Suwannee Fruit & Steamship Co. · 336 U.S. 198 (1949)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder · 557 U.S. 193 (2009)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1983). 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).