It involved meticulous planning, numerous recces of the site, gleaning information from allegedly collusive locals and keeping the entire build-up under wraps.
In reality, the deforciant had already agreed to sell the land, and the plaintiff to buy it: the suit was, in other words, a collusive action between the two parties.
It was shown that in many of the building trades both manufacturers and dealers, often with the collusive aid of labour leaders, had organized to fix prices and prevent competition.