A town passed a zoning ordinance prohibiting property owners in the east section of the town from erecting any new permanent structures on their property for a period of 24 months. One property owner on the east side of town sued the town for compensation on the theory that a taking had occurred. During the trial the parties conceded that the mayor had bullied the town's zoning board into passing the regulation in order to benefit a shopping mall recently constructed on the west side of town and in which the mayor had a substantial pecuniary interest.

Is the judge likely to order the town to compensate the property owner?