§658B-6 - Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim.

     [§658B-6]  Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim.  (a)  A claimant may assert a claim in a specified foreign money.  If a foreign money is not asserted, the claimant makes a claim for a judgment in United States dollars.

     (b)  An opposing party may allege and prove that the claim is, in whole or in part, for a different money than that asserted by the claimant.

     (c)  Any party may assert a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims.

     (d)  The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law. [L 1990, c 50, pt of §1]