Appellate Court of Illinois May 9, 1978, 77-439 (Bell Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Horton)

Mr. JUSTICE WINELAND

delivered the opinion of the court:

FACTS:

Plaintiff-Appellee sought to foreclose a mortgage lien on certain real property owned by the defendants-appellants, Hubert F. Horton and Tangee S. Horton. The suit proceeded to a decree obtained by default since no pleading was filed by the defendants until after the decree for and sale of the foreclosed premises.