25-9-707. Asserting and defending foreign-money claim. (1) A person may assert a claim in a specified foreign money. If a foreign-money claim is not asserted, the claimant makes the claim in United States dollars.
(2) An opposing party may allege and prove that a claim, in whole or in part, is in a different money than that asserted by the claimant.
(3) A person may assert a defense, setoff, recoupment, or counterclaim in any money without regard to the money of other claims.
(4) The determination of the proper money of the claim is a question of law.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 152, L. 1993.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 7. Uniform Foreign-Money Claims Act
25-9-704. Variation by agreement
25-9-705. Determining money of claim
25-9-706. Determining amount of money of certain contract claims
25-9-707. Asserting and defending foreign-money claim
25-9-709. Conversions of foreign money in distribution proceeding
25-9-710. Prejudgment and judgment interest
25-9-711. Enforcement of foreign judgments
25-9-712. Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes
25-9-713. Effect of currency revalorization