New York § 6217 - 6217Additional undertaking to carrier garnishee
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 6217 — 6217Additional undertaking to carrier garnishee, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6217. 6217Additional undertaking to carrier garnishee
§ 6217. Additional undertaking to carrier garnishee. A garnishee who is a common carrier may transport or deliver property actually loaded on a conveyance, notwithstanding the service upon him of an order of attachment, if it was loaded without reason to believe that an order of attachment affecting the property had been granted, unless the plaintiff gives an undertaking in an amount fixed by the court, that the plaintiff shall pay any such carrier all expenses and damages which may be incurred for unloading the property and for detention of the conveyance necessary for that purpose.
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Section 6217 ("6217Additional undertaking to carrier garnishee") is part of the New York Consolidated Laws, the codified statutory law of New York. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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