And she refused to sell.
It is one thing if the state wants to build a highway where your house is. It is entirely something else when a private developer wants your house for some private project.
If that’s the standard then private property “rights” only go to the highest bidder. What a sick word that is.
However she did get a just compensation offer for the place much more than it was worth.
In the 70’s the supreme court found that taking someone’s home so that the government can get higher property taxes is perfectly legal.