N.Y. CVP Law § 1020
This is the official text of N.Y. CVP Law § 1020, part of New York’s CVP Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "CVP Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Substitution of indemnitors for executing or attaching officer
Official statutory text
§ 1020. Substitution of indemnitors for executing or attaching\nofficer. Where an action is brought against an officer to recover a\nchattel levied upon by virtue of an execution or order of attachment, or\nto recover damages for the detention or sale of such a chattel, and an\nundertaking indemnifying the officer against such acts has been given,\nthe court may order that the indemnitor be substituted for the officer.\n
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