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UNITED AIR LINES, INC. v. MAHIN

No. 71-862.

410 U.S. 623 (1973)

UNITED AIR LINES, INC. v. MAHIN, DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 5, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark H. Berens argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were H. Templeton Brown, Robert L. Stern and William Bruce Hoff, Jr.

Robert J. O'Rourke argued the cause for appellees. With him on the brief were William J. Scott, Attorney General of Illinois, and Warren K. Smoot and Calvin C. Campbell, Assistant Attorneys General.*

MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court.

United Air Lines, Inc., challenged the constitutionality of the Illinois general revenue use tax as applied to aviation fuel stored in Illinois and then loaded aboard aircraft there and consumed in interstate flights. The Supreme Court of Illinois upheld the state tax as currently applied, concluding that it did not impose an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce. 49 Ill.2d 45

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