Martin Luther King's Children In Court Battle Over Bible, Nobel Peace Prize

Relatives of Martin Luther King Jr. appeared in court Monday to continue their ongoing legal battle over personal effects of the well-known civil rights leader, including his Nobel Peace Prize and his personal Bible.

The court battle, taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, is playing out between King's two sons, Dexter King and Martin Luther King III, and King's daughter, Bernice King. The sons, owners of their father's estate, are attempting to reclaim the Bible and the Nobel Peace Prize, currently in Bernice's possession, and sell the items to a private buyer.

While the two brothers want to have the items in their possession to continue their father's estate, Bernice argues in the lawsuit that the two items were given to her mother, Coretta Scott King, by her father before his passing. Bernice is in charge of her mother's estate.

"There is no justification for selling either of these sacred items. They are priceless and should never be exchanged for money in the marketplace," Bernice said in response to the lawsuit filed against her by her two brothers, according to the Los Angeles Times. "While I love my brothers dearly, this latest decision by them […] reveals a desperation beyond comprehension."

The reverend Timothy McDonald, a friend of the King family who sides with Bernice, added to the Associated Press: "You don't sell bibles and you don't get but one Nobel peace prize. There are some items that you just don't put a price on."