Any garnishee who shall pay to the defendant any debt owed the defendant or deliver to the defendant any property belonging to the defendant, after being served with garnishment process, and while the garnishment proceeding is pending, shall not thereby relieve himself of liability to the plaintiff.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-440.31
Payment to defendant by garnishee
1947, c. 693, s. 1.
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