Tomato avocados, and squashes of all kinds (such as zucchini and pumpkins) are all botanically fruit, yet cooked as vegetables. This has led to legal dispute in the United States. In 1887, U.S. tariff laws that imposed a duty on vegetables, but not on fruit, caused the tomato's status to become a matter of legal importance. The U.S. Supreme Court settled this controversy on May 10, 1893, by declaring that the tomato is a vegetable, based on the popular definition that classifies vegetables by use—they are generally served with dinner and not dessert ("Nix v. Hedden" (149 U.S. 304)). The holding
Cuthbertson v. Parichehr case Cuthbertson v. Parichehr case Cuthbertson v. Parichehr case is a Medical Ethics case that happened in 2013 in Canada. Parichehr was the legal guardian of Mr. Hassan Rasouli and his wife who is a physician. She argued that the end-of-life support should not be disconnected from her husband based on what Dr. Brian Cuthbertson and Dr. Gordon Brenfeld had suggested. Hassan was an Ontario man who was comatose after he had undergone a minor brain surgery. The Supreme Court of Canada issued its decision in October 2013 in favour of Parichehr. This decision has affected how physicians in Canada treat