TO GO WITH AFP STORY IN FRENCH: "VILLA LEOPOLDA: LA JUSTICE TRANCHE LUNDI SUR LE LITIGE PROKHOROV/SAFRA" (FILES) -File picture of the Leopolda estate, owned by Lily Safra,the widow of Lebanese-Jewish banking billionaire Edmond safra, taken in Villefranche-sur-Mer, French Riviera on August 9, 2008. The estate was sold to Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov for 370 million Euros, plus 19,5 million Euros for the furniture in August 2008 but later the Russian magnate refused to clinch the deal. French justice will hand over its verdict on March 1, 2010 on the case opposing both parties for an amount of 39 million Euros claimed by the seller. Originally built by King Leopold II of Belgium at the beginning of 1900, the cream-colored villa is set in 20 acres of gardens overlooking Cap Ferrat, near Villefranche sur Mer. AFP PHOTO ERIC ESTRADE/FILES (Photo credit should read ERIC ESTRADE/AFP/Getty Images)
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