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N.Y. C.P.L.R. 7109

Unique chattel

2014-09-22

§ 7109. Unique chattel. (a) Injunction, temporary restraining order.\nWhere the chattel is unique, the court may grant a preliminary\ninjunction or temporary restraining order that the chattel shall not be\nremoved from the state, transferred, sold, pledged, assigned or\notherwise disposed of until the further order of the court.\n (b) Judgment enforceable by contempt. Where the chattel is unique, the\ncourt, in addition to granting a judgment under section 7108, may direct\nthat a party in possession deliver the chattel to the party entitled to\npossession. Disobedience of a judgment or order so directing may be\npunished as a contempt of court. If a party accepts the value of the\nchattel awarded to him by the judgment, he shall have no claim to the\nchattel.\n

Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.