Nix v. Hedden official state vegetable. Nix v. Hedden Nix v. Hedden, 149 U.S. 304 (1893), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that, under U.S. customs regulations, the tomato should be classified as a vegetable rather than a fruit. The Court's unanimous opinion held that the Tariff Act of 1883 used the ordinary meaning of the words "fruit" and "vegetable," instead of the technical botanical meaning. John Nix founded the John Nix & Co. fruit commission in New York City in 1839. The company became one of the largest sellers of produce in New York City at the
Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Maxwell meeting. Once the HMRC had amended its notices and given sums even though they came after the administration date and even though they could be challenged, they should be counted. Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Maxwell Revenue and Customs Commissioners v Maxwell [2010] EWCA Civ 1379 is a UK insolvency law case, concerning pre-pack insolvencies. HMRC argued that at a creditors’ meeting to approve a prepack insolvency for the Mercury Tax Group Ltd it should have been given £8m worth of votes, rather than £1.5m admitted by the chairman, Edward Klempka. He was an insolvency practitioner appointed by Mercury’s directors,