Shugga Hi

Kathy Leslie (left) and Sandra Austin

 Photo: Eric England

The legal dispute over the land home to Shugga Hi Bakery and Cafe and planned for a TriStar freestanding emergency room continues.

Earlier this year, Shugga Hi co-owner Kathy Leslie sued the property owner, alleging that her lease at the site included a right of first refusal and that she had agreed to purchase the property herself. Attorneys for Aubrey Harwell, the executor of the estate that owns the Dickerson Pike properties, on Thursday filed an answer to Leslie’s original complaint, denying allegations that the owners refused her offer and that she made a proper offer at all.