1041 - Interlocutory judgment for admeasurement.

§  1041.  Interlocutory  judgment  for admeasurement. If the defendant  makes default in appearing or pleading or if the right of the  plaintiff  to  dower  is  not  disputed  by  the  answer,  or if it appears, by the  verdict, report, or  decision  upon  a  trial,  that  the  plaintiff  is  entitled  to  dower  in  the real property described in the complaint an  interlocutory judgment must  be  rendered  which,  except  as  otherwise  prescribed  in  this  article, must direct that the plaintiff's dower in  the property, particularly describing it, be admeasured  by  a  referee,  designated  in  the  judgment,  or  by three reputable and disinterested  freeholders, designated therein, as commissioners for that purpose.