Opinion ID: 1386193
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Text: Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation as Receiver for Homestead Savings and Loan Association of Woodward sued to foreclose its mortgage on properties owned by the Tidwells and other defendants. The Tidwells pled estoppel, waiver, and laches as affirmative defenses. FSLIC moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted the motion, stating that it granted judgment in rem, and determined the amount due on each note, together with interest and attorney fees. In its order the court ordered the property sold and further said all issues of in personam liability (to include claims, counterclaims, and defenses) if any, of all the defendants are hereby specifically reserved for hearing upon hearing of Plaintiffs' Motion for Deficiency Judgment. The Tidwells appealed. FSLIC moved to dismiss the appeal as premature, arguing that no appealable judgment had yet been rendered. The Tidwells responded that if the appeal were dismissed the trial court would proceed with judicial sale and that their property would be sold to someone else before they were ever heard on their affirmative defenses to the foreclosure suit. We conclude order for the purpose of appeal and that the appeal must be dismissed. However, because the interlocutory order on summary judgment authorizes execution on the property of the defendants prior to adjudicating their defenses, we issue a writ of prohibition to prohibit execution unless and until a proper order is rendered. However, before explaining our decision we must substitute the proper party as appellee/respondent.