Heath v. Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance

This is an action of contract to recover under the ‘mysterious disappearance clause’ of an extended theft rider to a Homeowners Insurance Policy for the loss of an antique circular pin.

The plaintiff’s declaration states that:

“The plaintiff purchased and received from the defendant an insurance policy and under an extended theft coverage rider to said policy, for which she paid an additional premium, the definition of theft was amended to mean “any act of stealing or attempt thereat, or mysterious disappearance (except mysterious disappearance of a precious or semi-precious stone from its…