The Superior Court of New York City July 15, 1872 (Dole v. New York Central Railroad)

Sheldon, J.

When an execution against property, regular upon its face, is placed in the hands of a sheriff with directions to levy, it is his duty to proceed against the property, to reduce it to possession, to protect it and offer the same at public vendue as required by law, and from the proceeds to satisfy the exigency of the writ.