N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 6204: Discharge of garnishee's obligation

§ 6204. Discharge of garnishee's obligation. A person who, pursuant to

an order of attachment, pays or delivers to the sheriff money or other

personal property in which a defendant has or will have an interest, or

so pays a debt he owes the defendant, is discharged from his obligation

to the defendant to the extent of the payment or delivery.