We have seen that landowners have from early times sought methods of retaining their land in the family.

Proposals to end planning boards, condemn land and change zoning are not new on Long Island, as open space diminishes and large landowners, struggling to pay high taxes, seek to subdivide properties.

In 2003, the private landowners of the D'Entrecasteaux expedition site sought permission to selectively log the area resulting in a large-scale campaign to protect the site from destruction.

SCOTTISH farmers and landowners are seeking a review of the powerful legal rights vested in Scotland's water authorities.

In the 20th century members of squatting families increasingly tended to hold prominent positions within the Australian professional and business classes as large landowners sought to broaden their political and business interests.

The Palestinian landowners, through Yesh Din, have sought redress in Israel's Supreme Court.

Conservationists favor tight protections; many landowners seek less stringent ones.

Conservatories originated in the 16th century when wealthy landowners sought to cultivate citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges that began to appear on their dinner tables brought by traders from warmer regions of the Mediterranean.

But not everyone has clasped hands eagerly: More than 100 landowners are now in court seeking a total of over $100 million in claims for lost value to their property because of the tighter pollution rules.

In any event, based on the facts of the this case, were distress damage feasant to be levied then the landowner or his agent could only seek the value of damages caused and nothing further.