Edward L. Hedden Nix wished to exempt his tomato imports from a vegetable tariff included in the Tariff of 1883, as tomatoes are botanically considered fruit. In 1893, the Supreme Court ruled against Nix, stating that tomatoes were generally considered vegetables and thus should be taxed as such. Edward L. Hedden Edward Long Hedden (December 24, 1828 – February 6, 1893) was Collector of the Port of New York from 1885 to 1886. Hedden was born in 1828, in New York City, New York, to Josiah Hedden (who had studied law under Alexander Hamilton) and Elizabeth June Hedden. In 1855, he married Elizabeth
Section 125 of the Constitution Act, 1867 to a taxation of the province's property. In addition, provincial authorities must still pay customs duties, because such charges are not strictly based on the taxation power. As noted in the "Johnnie Walker" case: Because of that, as noted in "Re Exported Natural Gas Tax": Section 125 of the Constitution Act, 1867 Section 125 of the Constitution Act, 1867 provides that: This affects the taxation powers of both levels of government, and has received a broad interpretation in the Canadian courts. Since the 1930 Supreme Court of Canada ruling in "Lawson v. Interior Tree Fruit and Vegetables Committee of Direction",