JTR Enterprises, LLC v. An Unknown Quantity of Colombian Emeralds, Amethysts & Quartz Crystals

OPINION AND FINAL ORDER

JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court upon the bench trial held from December 8, 2012 through December 21, 2012 in Key West and Miami, Florida.

This case is the legal finale to a three year opera with a stunning libretto: two friends followed a treasure map to a hoard of gems on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico, then braved an onslaught of investor disputes and accusations of fraud in order to gain title to the massive amount of precious stones. Plaintiff JTR Enterprises, LLC, (“Plaintiff” or “JTR”), the company formed by the two divers…