Yoder v. Rock Island Bank

This appeal was instituted by the plaintiffs, John T. and Joyce F. Yoder, after the Circuit Court of Rock Island County entered judgment in favor of the defendant, The Rock Island Bank, in a specific performance action. In addition, in a foreclosure case consolidated with the specific performance action, the trial court awarded a judgment to The Rock Island Bank against the Yoders, entering a decree of foreclosure.

In July of 1973, Yoder executed three separate construction mortgages to the bank on Lots 1, 2 and 5 in Timothy Sirld Second Addition to Coal Valley, Illinois. These three mortgages…