NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Some high-profile attorneys outlined their plan on Monday to challenge a property battle on Music Row.

Metro government wants to take a long-time business, Country International Records, and give it to a developer to construct a new $100 million high-rise building. However, the owner, Joy Ford, doesn't want to sell the business to the city.

A group called the Institute For Justice has stepped in to fight the city's eminent domain decision.

"I am not interested in selling my property at any price; this isn't about money for me," said Ford. "This is about principle. I just want to hold on to a business that has meant so much to my family and a lot of other folks in country music."

Ford has refused several offers to buy her property in the past.

In March 2008, Nashville's redevelopment agency, the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, made a deal with the Lionstone Group to acquire Ford’s property.

However, according to attorneys with the Institute for Justice, the developer admitted in 2006 that it did not need the property in order to build the office building.

"The power of eminent domain should only be used for necessary public uses, like a road or a courthouse, not to make things more convenient for a private developer," said IJ attorney Scott Bullock.

On Monday, city officials announced they are moving forward with their plan, despite the lawsuit.

In a statement, the Metro Housing Agency said, "After a decade of obstruction by the owner of 23 Music Circle East, we feel compelled to take action for the good of the greater community."