In the 24 hours since he and Honey found Loyola and Scott lying by the banks of the Hudson, the BobWhites had avoided that word. Finally Regan spoke. Lannio didn't want to sell his land to the town. It doesn't seem right. She turned to Mart, who blushed, but came up with the answer as usual.
Eminent domain is something only government can do, either local, state or federal.
That hasn't been an active farm for years. There were lots of articles in the paper about Lannio not wanting to sell his land, but no reasons given. I guess he wouldn't talk to the reporters. Next to him, Hallie shook her head. Jim rubbed his forehead with his hand, then looked at his watch.