Massive pearl in US court fight
2010-11-08 22:25
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Denver - A 6kg pearl, believed to be the world's largest, is locked in a Colorado bank vault until a legal battle in Denver resolves how to divvy up proceeds from its sale.
A federal court judge has agreed to revive the 29-year-old case over the Pearl of Allah. But last week an attorney for one of the investors asked the court to stick to an earlier agreement.
According to court documents, litigation is pending in the estates of two major investors who have since died.
The origin of the 23cm diameter pearl, which resembles a human brain, is surrounded by legend and myth.
The diver who found it in 1934 off the Philippines drowned when he reached into a huge clam to take it.
- AP
