Legislation and Regulation

Resource 3 . 3 . 2

3 minutes

Nix v. Hedden

Jacob Gersen

Nix v. Hedden is a classic of staturoy interpretation.  It presents the court squarely with the age-old question in life and law: is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

Supreme Court of the United States

149 U.S. 304, 37 L. Ed. 745, 13 S. Ct. 881, 1893 U.S. LEXIS 2303, SCDB 1892-220

No. 137

1893-05-10

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