§ 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.