Asserting and defending a foreign-money claim

11 V.I.C. § 1536 — under Foreign Money Claims.

11 V.I.C. § 1536

(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.