Goodrich v. Brown

The mortgaged premises consist of lot 8 in block 130 in the city of Keokuk. At the time of the execution of the mortgage, lot 8 and the east half of lot 7, adjacent thereto, were occupied by the mortgagor, the defendant, Jeremiah Brown, and his wife, the defendant, Mary Brown, as their homestead. The mortgage was executed by Jeremiah Brown alone. Both he and his wife- now resist the foreclosure of the mortgage, setting up in their answer the fact that the premises were occupied by them as their homestead. They rely upon section 1990 of the Code, which provides that “a conveyance or…