Supreme Court of Missouri October 15, 1852 (Graves' Administrator v. Poage)

GAMBLE, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court.

Graves, the intestate, and Poage, the defendant, together with the brother of Poage, were at work in California, digging for gold in a common adventure, and sharing their gains. They lived together in a tent, in a wild, unsettled part of that country. They were all citizens of Monroe county, in this state, and had not changed their domicil.