Rockstone Capital, LLC v. John Sanzo

Summary

The court held that the trial court's denial of foreclosure on the mortgage was a final judgment because the operative complaint sought only mortgage foreclosure. It further held that the mortgage was a consensual lien, so the homestead exemption did not apply, and that enforcing the mortgage did not violate public policy under the circumstances. The court dismissed the certified issue concerning jurisdiction over the defendants' cross appeal because certification on that issue was improvidently granted.