N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 1315: Discharge of garnishee's obligation

§ 1315. Discharge of garnishee's obligation. A person who, pursuant to

an order of attachment, pays or delivers to the claiming agent money or

other personal property in which a defendant has or will have an

interest, or so pays a debt he or she owes the defendant, is discharged

from his or her obligation to the defendant to the extent of the payment

or delivery.