 However, the case settled when the state bought Lucas' property, and later resold it to a developer.In "Nollan v. California Coastal Commission", 483 U.S. 825 the Court reviewed a regulation under which the California Coastal Commission demanded a lateral public easement across the Nollans' beachfront lot in exchange for a permit to demolish an existing bungalow and replace it with a three-bedroom two-story house.The public easement was designed to connect two public beaches that were separated by property belonging to the Nollan's and Nollan's neighbors.