Why are tomatoes considered vegetables?

The answer to this question is an interesting bit of tomato trivia. Technically a tomato is a fruit, since it is the ripened ovary of a plant. But in 1893 the supreme court ruled in the case of "NIX v. HEDDEN" tomatoes were to be considered vegetables.If you find this hard to believe here is a link to take you to the court ruling..http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=149&invol=304