Coté v. Bachelder-Worcester Co.

I. The argument of the plaintiff with reference to the first question reserved by the trial court may be summarized as follows: “The widow is not suing for a wrong done to or on a right ac- • quired by the employee, but for a loss to her, and on a right of her own.” “It is a statutory right created by the statute for her benefit expressly made determinable at the time of the death of the employee, and not arising until then. ... It follows that the law existing at the time of death should govern the extent of the recovery.”

The provisions of the statute do not sustain this position. No right…