The Curious Legal Career of Homer L. Collyer
Posted: 5 Dec 2007
Abstract
In 1947, Homer and Langley Collyer were found dead inside their New York City mansion, buried under more than 100 tons of junk. As a result, the term "Collyer Brothers" is now widely used to denote compulsive hoarding. This essay investigates the oft-made claim that Homer Collyer was a maritime lawyer and discovers he actually was a property lawyer.
Keywords: lawyer, compulsive, Collyer, New York, junk
JEL Classification: K10
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Jarvis, Robert M., The Curious Legal Career of Homer L. Collyer. Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, Vol. 38, No. 4, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1041661
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