First National Bank v. Mohr

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants Melvin O. and Colene E. Mohr appeal from judgment of foreclosure entered by the circuit court of Rock Island County against their residence in Rock Island. In the court’s final decree of foreclosure, and over the Mohrs’ objections, a homestead exemption of $7,500 was allowed in favor of the Mohrs. In this appeal, the Mohrs present a single issue of first impression in this State — whether section 12 — 901 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 12 — 901), permits both husband and wife…