Ifin any of the above methods itis made to appear that the garnishee was indebted to the defendant, or had any of the defendant’s property in the garnishee’s hands, at the time of being served with the notice of garnishment, the garnishee will be liable to the plaintiff, in case judgment isfinally recovered by the plaintiff,to the full amount thereof, or tothe amount ofsuch indebtedness orproperty held by the garnishee, and the plaintiff may have ajudgment against the garnishee for the amount of money due from the garnishee to the defendant in the main action, or for the delivery to the sheriff of any money or property in the garnishee’s hands belonging to the defendant in the main action within a time to be fixed by the court, and for the value of the same, as fixed in said judgment, ifnot delivered within the time thus fixed, unless before such judgment isentered the garnishee has delivered tothe sheriff such money or property. Property so delivered shall thereafter be treated as iflevied upon under the writ of attachment in the usual manner.
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