mysterious disappearance

A loss of property under unknown or baffling circumstances that are difficult to understand or explain. • The term is used in insurance policies covering theft. [Cases: Insurance 2152.]

mysterious disappearance. A loss of property under unknown or baffling circumstances that are difficult to understand or explain. • The term is used in insurance policies covering theft. [Cases: Insurance 2152.] “Under a policy insuring against loss of property by ‘mysterious disappearance’ recovery is generally allowed where the article disappears from the place the insured