Nix V. Hedden Case Study

Nix V. Hedden As humans, we have pointless arguments over things that do not matter. For example: currently, many people all over the world are arguing over whether or not water is wet. No one really cares about the true answer. It is just something to talk about. Well, meaningless arguments have always been a thing to do, but no one ever expected anything like a friendly argument to go to the Supreme Court. In 1893, a case made it all the way to the Supreme Court which argued over whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable (Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post.com). Personally, I have always considered a tomato a vegetable, but technically the seeds are enclosed inside of the plant so would that make it a fruit? In 1887, a case was filed and eventually made it the the Supreme Court in 1893 (Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post.com). The case was whether a tomato is a fruit or vegetable. This case was first brought up because a ten percent tariff tax on imported vegetables upon their arrival of the United States of America (Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post.com). John Nix and Company, owned by John Nix and his four sons, was a Manhattan wholesaler (Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post.com). The company became upset when they had to pay the ten percent tariff tax on tomatoes. They

Is it not? The question has technically been answered. It is both, but as humans, we all have that need to argue. I am sure that we will always argue over pointless topics. Whether is is about water being wet, Pillow-pets are stuffed animals or pillows, or tomatoes being fruits or vegetables. It is not a huge deal as long as it does not get out of hand. I understand that there was a point behind the tomato argument, but it is still mind-blowing that a case about a plant made it all the way to the Supreme Court. Burpee’s George Ball summed it up perfectly He said, “Are tomatoes fruits? Of course, Are they vegetables? You bet”(Caitlin Dewey, The Washington