N.Y. C.P.L.R. 1315

§ 1315. Discharge of garnishee's obligation. A person who, pursuant to\nan order of attachment, pays or delivers to the claiming agent money or\nother personal property in which a defendant has or will have an\ninterest, or so pays a debt he or she owes the defendant, is discharged\nfrom his or her obligation to the defendant to the extent of the payment\nor delivery.\n