N.Y. Civil Practice Law and Rules 1020 – Substitution of indemnitors for executing or attaching officer
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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.
Terms Used In N.Y. Civil Practice Law and Rules 1020
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.