McCormick & Co. Inc. v. Empire Insurance Group and others - U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) (Altimari & Mahoney Ct.JJ. and Dearie D.J.) - 6 June 1989

Insurance - Warehouseman’s legal liability insurance - Exclusion clause relating to “unexplained loss” and “mysterious disappearance” - Articles found missing from warehouse with an explanation as to how loss occurred - Whether insurers entitled to invoke exclusion clause

The issue in this appeal was whether a loss of 290 bags of black pepper stored in a warehouse in Brooklyn was covered under the terms of an insurance policy.