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N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1020

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Rule 1020 Substitution of indemnitors for executing or attaching officer

Article 10: Parties Generally

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§ 1020. Substitution of indemnitors for executing or attaching officer. Where an action is brought against an officer to recover a chattel levied upon by virtue of an execution or order of attachment, or to recover damages for the detention or sale of such a chattel, and an undertaking indemnifying the officer against such acts has been given, the court may order that the indemnitor be substituted for the officer.

Rule 1020 Substitution of indemnitors for executing or attaching officer

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